South American Jungle Tales: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
South American Jungle Tales by Horacio Quiroga: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 8 original MP3 tracks, 2:26:56 running time and a link to listen.
South American Jungle Tales, credited to Horacio Quiroga, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of South American Jungle Tales by Horacio Quiroga. (Translated by Arthur Livingston.) Read in English by James K. White The stories in South American Jungle Tales center on the relationships between people and the different creatures Quiroga came into contact with on his farm in Misiones, a region of jungle in Uruguay along the banks of the Upper Parana river. Each story quickly evolves into a fantastical realm where the various animals take on familiar human characteristics. These stories, of course, are a metaphor for how man interacts with nature. They are used to show how human beings are an integral part of a greater ecosystem; and can either chose to exploit it to his detriment, or to live in harmony within it. - Summary by James K. White
Recording facts
- Recording title: South American Jungle Tales
- Author credits: Horacio Quiroga
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 8
- Listed recording duration: 2:26:56
Catalogue topics
- short stories
- children's fiction
- youth fiction
- magical realism
Track guide
- 01 - How the Rays Defended the Ford — 25:08
- 02 - The Story of Two Raccoon Cubs and Two Man Cubs — 19:02
- 03 - The Parrot That Lost Its Tail — 15:46
- 04 - The Blind Doe — 16:46
- 05 - The Alligator War — 26:28
- 06 - How the Flamingoes Got Their Stockings — 12:00
- 07 - The Lazy Bee — 17:59
- 08 - The Giant Tortoise's Golden Rule — 13:47
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