Collected Stories

Collected Stories

<P>Collected here are twenty-six of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most brilliant and enchanting short stories, presented in the chronological order of their publication in Spanish from three volumes: <I>Eyes of a Blue Dog,Big Mama's Funeral, </I>and <I>The Incredible and Sad Tale of lnnocent Er&#233;ndira and Her Heartless Grandmother.</I> Combining mysticism, history, and humor, the stories in this collection span more than two decades, illuminating the development of Marquez's prose and exhibiting the themes of family, poverty, and death that resound throughout his fiction.</P>