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A collection of stories that takes readers on a literary journey that climbs the Andes Mountains, navigates the great River Plate, traverses the expansive plains of the Pampas, and explores the ever-changing landscape of the Patagonia as it extends south to Tierra del Fuego.

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Features 14 short stories from some of India's best writers, collectively offering an insightful portrait of the beauty and complexity of Indian landscape, culture, and society. This title also offers a portrayal of the glories of India and a front row seat to its traditions of storytelling.

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A collection that guides the reader through the complexity that is Japan. This work guides the reader - from the beauty of northern Honshu through the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, to the many temples in Kyoto, through Osaka and the coastline of the Sea of Japan, and down to southern Kyushu - to Japan.

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Explore Spain's rich literary landscape with some of the country's best contemporary writers. Arranged geographically, these 18 stories transport readers through Spain's many enchanting regions.

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Hanoi. The mysterious mountain jungles. The demimondes of the Hue court and the Saigon cafes. A rural commune. A raucous tailor shop. Just as they traverse wide landscapes, these 17 stories by the best Vietnamese writers also hearken through time to the roots of Vietnamese culture.

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Travel to one of the most dynamic cities in the world in the company of the finest writers. Twenty stories by writers from Amsterdam are set around the canals, the red light district, Central Station, cafes and working-class neighborhoods. Many stories appear in English for the first time. Contributors include Harry Mulisch, Cees Nooteboom, Marga Minco, and Bas Heijne among others. 1 map.

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A companion to the literature of Australia, this book takes the reader on a journey through the continent in 25 stories, ranging from the colonial period to contemporary Australia. The stories evoke the outback, the gum trees, kangaroos and dingoes, and the streets of Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.

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A collection of forty stories drawn from all corners of Brazil: the Amazon, the Northeast, the Central West, and the South, as well as from Brazil's two dominant cities, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

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Traverse Chile's literary and geographic landscape with some of its best writers. Let Ariel Dorfman take you to Santiago with a prodigal son, discovering his own country for the first time; travel to the remote south with Enrique Valdes, and enjoy the charms of Valparaiso with Pablo Neruda.

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China is an enormous country, rife with cultural complexity and differing social experiences. Literature offers a way to understand this great nation's social and human concerns, as seen in this collection of Chinese short fiction.

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A collection of 26 remarkable stories by Costa Rican writers--most of which is available in English for the first time. Whether searching for something relevant and entertaining to read on Costa Rica's idyllic beaches or looking for Latin American enchantment back home, this is a fiction reader's cultural guidebook to the country. 2-page map.

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The best modern short fiction by Cuban writers are arranged by region to illuminate this country for travelers. Many stories appear in English for the first time. Contributors include Reinaldo Arenas, Alejo Carpentier, Gullermo Cabrera Infante, Christina Garcia, Pedro Juan Gutierrez, Jose Lezama Lima, and Achy Obejas, among others.

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Including contributions from such celebrated French writers as Colette, Gabriel Chevallier, and Emmanuelle Laborit, this lively anthology takes readers through France in literary style.

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Discover Greece--a country that has inspired centuries of travel--through the best modern writers. Against a superb landscape of mountains, beaches, villages, cities, and ruins, all bathed in the rich light of the Mediterranean, these 24 stories draw from the long oral and written evolution of the Greek literary tradition. 2-page map.

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Noted for its literary legacy, Ireland has been a top travel destination. This collection of short stories features some of Ireland's greatest writers as engaging tour guides for those who would like to better understand the prodigious literary heritage of an island which has produced the likes of James Joyce, Sean O'Faolain, and Edna O'Brien.

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Some of Italy's best known writers take the reader on a panoramic tour of both city and countryside, across the social spectrum, surveying the country's rich cultural history. Explore Italy's popular tourist destinations as well as out-of-the-way places with these 23 diverse and exciting stories.

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Mexico is a top travel destination. This book offers a vision of Mexico by some of Mexico's contemporary writers of fiction and literary prose. It provides information on the people of the beaches, the deserts, jungles, snow-capped mountains and megacities. It is a journey from the Pacific to the Gulf, from Yucatan to border slums, and more.

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Magnificent stories by many of the finest Czech writers--including Franz Kafka, Bohumil Hrabal, Jaroslav Hasek, Egon Irwin Kisch, and others--provide fascinating cultural insights for travelers to Prague. Here are crime stories, love stories, legends, sketches, and anecdotes for anyone seeking to travel to the very heart of one of Europe's great cities. Includes a map of the city.

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Features eighteen contemporary short stories that take the reader on a journey through South Africa's literary landscape, exploring Africa's most popular travel destination. This book, divided into three areas of South Africa - Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape - also includes game parks, farms and even mines.

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This collection of short stories set in the crown jewel of Europe--featuring works by Nobel Prize winners Elias Canetti and Elfriede Jelenek--is an excellent introduction to the exceptionally rich contemporary Austrian literature that illuminates a century of shifting forms and styles.