Treasury of Native American folklore, the work of Western European and North American romantics, the works of modernist writers of the late 19th century - these are the origins of modern Latin American fantastic prose, presented in the collection by both world-famous luminaries (X. L. Borges, G. Garcia Marquez, X. Cortazar, C. Fuentes), and authors almost unknown to the reader (K. Palma, S. Ocampo, X. R. Ribeiro, etc.).