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: Eyes of a Blue Dog, Big Mamas Funeral, and The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Erendira and Her Heartless Grandmother. Combining mysticism, history, and humor, the stones in this collection span more than two decades, illuminating the development of García Márquez's prose and exhibiting the themes of family, poverty, and death that resound throughout his fiction.