El Gato Negro by Edgar Allan Poe
A man recounts his descent into alcoholism and violent cruelty, first toward animals and then toward his loved ones: after torturing and mutilating a cherished black cat and hanging it, he is haunted by guilt and by the appearance of a second similar cat. Consumed by rage and paranoia, he kills his wife when she tries to stop him and conceals her body within a wall, only to be undone when the hidden cat's cries reveal the crime to the authorities, forcing him to confess.
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- Published
- 1843
- Nationality
- American
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- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- El Gato Negro
- The Black Cat
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