Ayounggirlspendshersummervacationinacountryhousewhereatigerroams...Amanreadingamysteryfindsouttoolatethatheisthemurderer’svictim...Inthestoriescollectedhere--includingBlow-Up,onwhichAntonionibasedhisfilm--JulioCortazarexplorestheboundarywheretheeverydaymeetsthemysterious,perhapseventheterrible.Thisisthemostbrilliantandcelebratedbookofshortstoriesbyamasteroftheform.
