The Man Who Was Kicked to Death
| Author | Pablo Palacio |
|---|---|
| Original title | Un hombre muerto a puntapiés |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre | Detective short story |
Publication date | April 26, 1926 |
| Publication place | Ecuador |
The Man Who Was Kicked to Death (Spanish: Un hombre muerto a puntapiés) is a detective short story by Ecuadorian writer Pablo Palacio,[1] published on April 26, 1926 in the magazine Hélice and a year later in the short story collection of the same name.[2][3][4] It is one of Palacio's most notable works,[5][6] as well as being the first Ecuadorian literary work to openly address the theme of homosexuality.[7][8][4]
The work has been adapted for television, theater, and comics.[9][10][6][11]
According to writer and literary critic Galo René Pérez, The Man Who Was Kicked to Death is one of the masterful narratives of Ecuadorian literature.[12]
Plot
The narrator of the story learns through the local press about the murder of a man named Octavio Ramírez who was described as "depraved."[13] The narrator begins to infer the reasons behind the crime and comes to the conclusion that Ramírez was murdered by the father of a teenager whom he attempted to seduce.[4]
See also
- LGBT literature in Ecuador
- Débora, a novel by Palacio published in 1927
- Ecuadorian literature - Generation of the 30s
References
- ^ Flores, Gabriel (August 10, 2016). "Juan Pablo Castro: 'Pablo Palacio es la primera referencia del relato policial'" [Juan Pablo Castro: 'Pablo Palacio is the first reference for detective stories']. El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Palacio, Pablo (2000). Obras completas [Complete Works] (in Spanish). Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica. p. 401. ISBN 978-2-914273-01-5. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Ponce, Javier (December 18, 2005). "Icaza y Palacio, los centenarios del 2006" [Icaza and Palacio, the centenarians of 2006]. El Universo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c "La diversidad sexual es un tabú en la literatura nacional" [Sexual diversity is a taboo in national literature]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Larenas, Fernando. "Pablo Palacio en otra lengua" [Pablo Palacio in another language]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "'Un hombre muerto a puntapiés', en el CAC" ['Un hombre muerto a puntapiés', at the CAC]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ "Narrativa queer: los adjetivos que 'califican' la diversidad del deseo" [Queer narrative: the adjectives that 'qualify' the diversity of desire]. La Hora (in Spanish). July 2, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Artieda, Pedro (June 30, 2014). "Con tinta roja se escribe la diversidad en la narrativa ecuatoriana" [Diversity is written in red ink in Ecuadorian narrative]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ "La etiqueta del 'cine nacional' se cuestiona ante su autorreferencialidad" [The label of 'national cinema' is questioned in light of its self-referentiality]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). October 23, 2014. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Flores, Gabriel (November 19, 2015). "'Un hombre muerto a puntapiés' se traslada al mundo del cómic" ['Un hombre muerto a puntapiés' moves to the world of comics]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ "'Un hombre muerto a puntapiés', de gira por Ecuador" ['Un hombre muerto a puntapiés', touring Ecuador]. El Universo (in Spanish). November 21, 2017. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ René Pérez, Galo (2001). [Literatura del Ecuador (cuatrocientos años)] [Literature of Ecuador (four hundred years)] (in Spanish). Quito, Ecuador: Abya Yala. p. 270. ISBN 9978046763. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Un hombre muerto a puntapiés, en Teatro Malayerba" [Un hombre muerto a puntapiés, at Teatro Malayerba]. La República (in Spanish). December 13, 2014. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2018.