This anthology presents a collection of twenty stories of extraordinary quality, written by the finest Mexican authors born during the first half of the twentieth century. Through these pages, readers will tour the real and the unreal, the faithfully rendered and the fantastic, as well as the tangible past of Mexican history. They will also travel between urban reflections on everyday life and intimate inventions that set Mexico apart from landscapes, other cultures, and other literatures. Part of the Big Read Selection...

This is the story of the chaste, absolute, and hopeless love that pushes Ángel Andrade to leave his house forever, determined to become the Authentic Savior of the City, the Angel that Eradicates All Impurities, the one that faces a booming catastrophe that tirelessly piles ruin upon ruin. In any case, he knows that someone must heed the call of everyday crime and diminish the resounding beat of desperation. Thus, he remains on the lookout, waiting for someone to call out for him, so that he can flap his invisible wings and plunge down.

Spanish Description:
Esta es una historia de amor. Del amor, puro, absoluto y sin esperanza que empuja a Angel Andrade a salir de casa para siempre, resuelto a ser el Autentico Salvador de la Ciudad, el Angel Exterminador de Todas las Impurezas, y enfrentar una catastrofe total que amontona incansablemente ruina sobre ruina. De cualquier modo, sabe que alguien debe escuchar los gritos del crimen cotidiano y menguar el clamor de los tambores de la desesperacion y del desahucio, asi que permanece atento, a la espera de que alguien precise de su ayuda, y el y solo el bata sus alas invisibles y vuele en picada......