Draft:The Decapitated Chicken
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Comment: In January 2024, Asilvering declined this because This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are: in-depth (not just passing mentions about the subject)....Over a year later, it still needs them but still lacks them. If they exist, then summarize them (and of course cite the sources, specifying which part of the draft is indebted to which source). If they do not exist, then no article can be created. Hoary (talk) 05:59, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
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It is considered a literary classic among the Latin American horror genre.
Can you find any sources that discuss this aspect of the article? That's what we'd need to ascertain notability. asilvering (talk) 04:32, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 The Decapitated Chicken, as published in Caras y Caretas n° 562 (1909) | |
| Author | Horacio Quiroga |
|---|---|
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre | Horror short story |
Publication date | July 10, 1909 |
| Publication place | Argentina |
The Decapitated Chicken is a horror short story by Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga, first published in the magazine Caras y Caretas, in 1909,[1] and included in the book Cuentos de amor de locura y de muerte, published in 1917.[2]
Plot
[edit]It follows the story of the Mazzini-Ferraz couple, who are said to be cursed.
Their four sons, as soon as they reached a year and a half, suffered seizures that made them mentally disabled and virtually incapable of reasoning.
The fifth child, a girl, is born and grows older without any problems and with the usual mental capabilities, and soon little Berta becomes her parents' favorite, as their sons are cast away and forsaken.
One day, the siblings watch as a hen is beheaded and cooked for dinner. This seemingly insignificant event ushers in a tragedy.
The siblings decide to echo the witnessed act, enacting the death of their sister.
Adaptations
[edit]The short story was adapted by screenwriter Carlos Trillo and illustrated by Alberto Breccia,[3] in a classic version[vague] published in the magazine Fierro Nº8, April 1985.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Quiroga, Horacio (10 July 1909). "La gallina degollada". Caras y caretas. No. 562. pp. 73–74. Retrieved 2025-06-30 – via Hemeroteca Digital, Biblioteca Nacional de España.
- ^ Quiroga, Horacio (1917). Cuentos de amor de locura y de muerte. Buenos Aires: Soc. Coop. Editorial Ltda.
- ^ Lucas Mercado, "Podríamos conversar mil años sobre aquello que pensamos en un solo día", Radar, suplemento cultural de Página/12, 23 December 2012
- ^ "La gallina degollada por Carlos Trillo & Alberto Breccia", Una historieta para cada día, 16 October 2013.
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