Sun, Stone, and Shadows


Sun, Stone, and Shadows: 20 Great Mexican Short Stories, edited by Jorge Hernandez, and published by Fondo de Cultura Economica, is a collection of short stories written by Mexican authors born in the first half of the twentieth century.
It is one of the books selected for the National Endowment for the Arts' "Big Read" nationwide literacy initiative.

Contents

Introduction, Jorge Hernandez
The Fantastic UnrealMy Life with the Wave, by Octavio PazChac-Mool, by Carlos FuentesHistory According to Pao Cheng, by Salvador ElizondoThe Night of Margaret Rose, by Francisco Tario
Scenes from Mexican RealityThe Mist, by Juan de la CabadaThe Little Doe, by Jose RevueltasThe Medicine Man, by Francisco Rojas GonzalezBlame the Tlaxcaltecs, by Elena Garro
The Tangible PastThe Dinner, by Alfonso ReyesTell Them Not to Kill Me!, by Juan RulfoThe Carnival of the Bullets, by Martin Luis GuzmanPermission Granted, by Edmundo Valades
The Unexpected in Everyday, Urban LifeThe Shunammite, by Ines ArredondoCooking Lesson, by Rosario CastellanosTachas, by Efren HernandezWhat Became of Pampa Hash?, by Jorge Ibarguengoitia
Intimate ImaginationThe Switchman, by Juan Jose ArreolaThe Square, by Juan Garcia PonceThe Panther, by Sergio PitolAugust Afternoon, by Jose Emilio Pacheco