"This collection first published by Jonathan Cape, 1991."--T.p. verso.

Originally published separately in three volumes under the titles: No one writes to the Colonel, and other stories, c1968, Leaf storm, and other stories, c1972, Innocent Eréndira, and other stories, c1978.

I. Eyes of a Blue Dog : The third resignation -- The other side of death -- Eva is inside her cat -- Bitterness for three sleepwalkers -- Dialogue with the mirror -- Eyes of a blue dog -- The woman who came at six o'clock -- Nabo: the black man who made the angels wait -- Someone has been disarranging these roses -- The night of the curlews -- Monologue of Isabel watching it rain in Macondo -- II. Big Mama's Funeral : Tuesday siesta -- One of these days -- There are no thieves in this town -- Balthazar's marvelous afternoon -- Montiel's widow -- One day after Saturday -- Artificial roses --Big mama's funeral -- III. The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother : A very old man with enormous wings -- The sea of lost time -- The handsomest drowned man in the world -- Death constant beyond love -- The last voyage of the ghost ship -- Blacamán the Good, vendor of miracles -- The incredible and sad tale of innocent Eréndira and her heartless grandmother.