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The article analyzes the confrontation between man and nature in the short stories of Uruguayan author Horacio Quiroga, including “El hombre muerto,” "Las moscas," and "A la deriva." Subjects discussed include death as a reiterated theme of Quiroga, the experience of the sublime, and the Romantic movement in Latin America.

A literary criticism of short story "El milagro secreto" ("The Secret Miracle") by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges is presented. The theme of literary creation is explored through both the narrator and the central character of the story; the author asserts that the story, like many of Borges' works, offers the concept of a mysterious and secretive origin of fiction as an art form.

The article reviews the book "Political Movements and Violence in Central America," by Charles D. Brockett.