This collection of fiction, representing some of Garcia Marquez's earlier work, includes eleven short stories and a novella.

Contents:                

The incredible and sad tale of innocent Eréndira and her heartless grandmother -- The sea of lost time -- Death constant beyond love -- The third resignation -- The other side of death -- Eva is inside her cat -- Dialogue with the mirror -- Bitterness for three sleepwalkers -- Eyes of a blue dog -- The woman who came at six o'clock -- Someone has been disarranging these roses -- The night of the curlews.