EL HOMBRE ARTIFICIAL (1910) – This story was written by Uruguayan-born writer Horacio Quiroga under the alias S. Fragoso Lima. Quiroga moved to Argentina in 1902. Upon being diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1937 he committed suicide.
This particular tale was serialized in Argentina’s weekly publication Caras y Caretas from January 8th to February 12th, 1910.
The artificial man of the title is the work of three scientists. The leader is Nicholas Ivanovich Donisoff, a Russian prince who rebelled against the Tsarist regime and traveled in revolutionary circles. He was eventually forced to flee Russia and became renowned in the field of biochemistry. Continue reading
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