This collection contains eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original Spanish and in English translation. Including stories by Fuentes, Molinas, Marquez and Cortazar, this volume gives a fascinating insight into Spanish and Latin American culture and literature.

Eva's indifference /Soledad Puértolas -- A literary tea party / Julio Ramón Ribeyro -- On the honeymoon / Javier Marías -- Walimai / Isabel Allende -- María dos Prazeres / Gabriel García Márquez -- Las amigas / Carlos Fuentes -- Absurd ending / Laura Freixas -- The possessed / Antonio Muñoz Molina -- Second time around / Julio Cortázar -- Syllabus / Juan Benet.