Jessica Sitek asked Carlos José Pérez Sámano:

Do you have a recommendation for a book of short stories? I want something to read before bed. Thanks!

Carlos José Pérez Sámano Hi Jessica, I would definitely recommend you "Cronopios and Famas" by Julio Cortazar. A book full of energy, imagination, and fantasy. It contains a lot of absurd stories like "Instructions to cry" or "Instructions to climb the stairs" and "Unusual Occupations" that are weird unexistent jobs, but the best part of it, is when Julio tells little stories of Cronopios, Famas, and Hopes that are weird characters that are at the same time very human and very unrealistic as only Cortazar can be. This is one of my favorite books of all time. I had read it 5 times.

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