This paperback contains short prose texts by 47 modern authors from Spain and Spanish America, presented in Spanish-German parallel print. Some authors are represented by just one text, while many have two or more, totaling 74. The shortest texts are just a few lines long, while the longest span two pages. Some are brief short stories in the strict sense, featuring engaging plots and proper punchlines. Others resemble snapshots, scene depictions, or still lifes. Some are merely punchlines. Some are prose poems in the style of Baudelaire, while others are dialogues reminiscent of Valentin. Some are leisurely anecdotal, others are passionate, romantic, or enlightening. Some are charming feuilletons, while others are profound life parables of high caliber. Some evoke sadness in their readers, while others uplift them... And together, they form a wonderful, colorful Spanish world theater. Texts for connoisseurs.