A family locks their sick mother in a make-believe world to protect her. Widespread stupidity turns a con-man teacher into a celebrity. A lost and borrowed jewel ruins a couple’s life. A vacationing philanderer falls in love with a lady and her little dog. This collection brings together stories by Anton Chekhov, Julio Corta zar, Edgar Allan Poe, Guy de Maupassant, Joa o Simo es Lopes Neto, Frank Stockton, Franz Kafka, Gabriel Garcí a Marquez, Ma rio de Andrade, Jack London, Lima Barreto, Clarice Lispector, Machado de Assis, and Erico Verissimo.
