Introduction One: The River Plate Horacio Quiroga: The Dead Man Julia Cortz̀ar: Axolotl Armona̕ Somers: Waiting for Polidoro Jorge Lus̕ Borges: The Circular Ruins Juan Carlos Onetti: The Dog Will Have Its Day Adolfo Bioy Casares: The Idol Manuel Puig: Relative Humidity 95% Two: Chile Isabel Allende: Toad's Mouth Three: Brazil Jorge Amado: The Miracle of the Birds Murilo Rubiô: The Ex-Magician from the Minhota Tavern Clarice Lispector: Love Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis: The Psychiatrist Moacyr Scliar: The Plagues Joô Guimarês Rosa: The Third Bank of the River Joô Ubaldo Ribeiro: It Was a Different Day When They Killed the Pig Lygia Fagundes Telles: The Corset Rubem Fonseca: Lonelyhearts Paulo Eml̕io Salles Gomes: Twice with Helena Four: Mexico Carlos Fuentes: The Doll Queen Juan Rulfo: Luvina Five: The Caribbean Rosario Ferr:̌ The Gift Reinaldo Arenas: Bestial Among the Flowers Ana Lydia Vega: Story-Bound Gabriel Garca̕ Mr̀quez: The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship Guillermo Cabrera Infante: The Phantom of the Essoldo Alejo Carpentier: Journey Back to the Source