Sun, Stone, and Shadows

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Sun, Stone, and Shadows: 20 Great Mexican Short Stories, edited by Jorge Hernandez, and published by Fondo de Cultura Economica, is a collection of short stories written by Mexican authors born in the first half of the twentieth century.

It is one of the books selected for the National Endowment for the Arts' "Big Read" nationwide literacy initiative.{{Cite web |date=2013-11-24 |title=Sun, Stone, and Shadows |url=https://www.arts.gov/initiatives/nea-big-read/sun-stone-and-shadows |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=www.arts.gov |language=en}}

Contents

Introduction, Jorge Hernandez

The Fantastic Unreal

Scenes from Mexican Reality

The Tangible Past

The Unexpected in Everyday, Urban Life

Intimate Imagination

References