Augusto Monterroso

The Black Sheep and Other Fables

Collection of philosophical fables examining human nature and existence through animal characters

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Augusto Monterroso

Guatemalan-Mexican master of the micro-story and satirical fable, celebrated for the shortest story in the Spanish language: 'When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there.' His miniaturist wit influenced a generation.

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