Monograph on and anthology of 20th-century and contemporary short-short stories exemplifying work of virtually every important writer during period. First third of book (pp. 1-104) is devoted to critical study commenting on works included here. Remaining part contains about 150 stories ranging in length from seven words to several pages, by authors such as José Vasconcelos, Octavio Paz, Nellie Campobello, Salvador Novo, Juan Villoro, Alberto Chimal and many more (most with more than one example).