A treasury of indigenous folklore, the works of Western European and North American romantics, and the writings of late nineteenth-century modernist authors—these are the origins of modern Latin American fantastic prose. This collection features works by world-renowned masters (J. L. Borges, G. García Márquez, J. Cortázar, C. Fuentes), as well as by authors almost unknown to the Soviet reader (C. Palma, S. Ocampo, J. R. Ribeyro, and others).