This notable collection of eleven tales is crossed by the journey of its protagonists to other countries, some forced by exile, others in the search for new economic horizons, or chasing an identity or a place in the world. Despite the fact that the experiences of the characters are everyday, the narrator's skill makes them transcendental. In "Borges," he allows us to witness with surprise and emotion the story of a Chilean literary critic, immersed...

El albergue de las mujeres tristes es una radiograf̕a del amor y el desamor, una novela a trav̌s de la cual Marcela Serrano habla por las mujeres y los hombres de hoy, en una b͠squeda de relaciones m̀s genuinas y felices. The Retreat for Heartbroken Women is an x-ray of love and heartbreak, a novel through which Marcela Serrano speaks for the women and men of today in search for more genuine and happier relationships.

Después de aceptar un soborno para no tratar el hipo crónico del poeta peruano César Vallejo, el mesmerista Monsieur Pierre Pain es atormentado por la culpa, pero es excluido del hospital cuando trata de hacer lo correcto, sólo para descubrir un mesmerista rival ha entrado en la imagen. After he accepts a bribe not to treat chronically hiccupping Peruvian poet César Vallejo, mesmerist Monsieur Pierre Pain is racked with guilt but is barred from...