Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

• Rabbit and the Lion • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El conejo y el león 1969)
• Monkey Who Wanted to be a Satirical Writer • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El mono que quiso ser escritor satírico 1969)
• Fly Who Dreamed He Was an Eagle • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La mosca que soñaba que era un águila 1969)
• Faith and the Mountains • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La fe y las montañas 1969)
• Cloth of Penelope; or, Who Deceives Whom? • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La tela de Penélope, o quién engaña a quién 1969)
• Black Sheep • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La oveja negra 1969)
• Savant Who Seized Power • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El sabio que tomó el pode 1969)
• Mirror Who Could Not Sleep • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El espejo que no dormía bien 1969)
• Owl Who Wanted to Save Humanity • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El búho que quería salvar a la humanidad 1969)
• Tortoise and Achilles • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La tortuga y Aquiles 1969)
• Chameleon Who Ended Up Not Knowing What to Turn • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El camaleón que finalmente no sabía de qué color ponerse 1969)
• Repentant Apostate • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El apóstata arrepentido 1969)
• Lightning Bolt Which Struck Twice in the Same Place • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El rayo que cayó dos veces en el mismo sitio 1969)
• Giraffe Who Suddenly Realized That Everything Is Relative • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La jirafa que comprendió de pronto que todo es relativo 1969)
• Other Six • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of Los otros seis 1969)
• Evil's Monologue • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of Monólogo del mal 1969)
• Dreaming Cockroach • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La cucaracha soñadora 1969)
• Recurrent Savior • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El salvador recurrente 1969)
• Frog Who Wanted to Be a True Frog • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La rana que quería ser una rana auténtica 1969)
• Pygmalion • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of Pigmalión 1969)
• Good's Monologue • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of Monólogo del bien 1969)
• Two Tails; or, The Eclectic Philosopher • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of Las dos colas, o el filósofo ecléctico 1969)
• Cricket Teacher • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El grillo maestro 1969)
• Samson and the Philistines • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of Sansón y los filisteos 1969)
• Swine of Epicurus' Herd • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El cerdo de la piara de Epicuro 1969)
• Horse Imagining God • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of Caballo imaginando a Dios 1969)
• Dog Who Wanted to Be a Human • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El perro que deseaba ser un ser humano 1969)
• Monkey Considers Themes • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El mono piensa en ese tema 1969)
• Donkey and the Flute • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El burro y la flauta 1969)
• Lion's Share • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La parte del león 1969)
• Imperfect Paradise • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El paraíso imperfecto 1969)
• David's Sling • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La honda de David 1969)
• Gallus Aureorum Ouorum • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of Gallus aureorum ovorum 1969)
• Good Conscience • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La buena conciencia 1969)
• Non-Conformist Siren • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of La sirena inconforme 1969)
• Well-Bred Crows • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of Los cuervos bien criados 1969)
• Origin of Old People • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of Origen de los ancianos 1969)
• Parentheses • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of Paréntesis 1969)
• Fabulist and His Critics • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El fabulista y sus críticos 1969)
• Fox Is Wiser • short fiction by Augusto Monterroso (trans. of El zorro es más sabio 1969)