Argentina is the guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2010. On this occasion, we present a collection of stories from one of the great voices of Latin American fantasy: Angélica Gorodischer is already a living legend in her homeland. Until now, only the novel "A Vase of Alabaster" has been available in German. This selection aims to provide insight into the diverse body of work of this award-winning author. "In the Shadow of the Jaguar" offers a collection of highlights from the author's oeuvre: explorations of post-apocalyptic metropolises from her early work, insights into her straightforwardly evasive parodies, and 'underdog' science fiction written in a café conversational style from the 1970s; along with tropical comedy from the 1980s, as well as explosive material from post-national republics and alternative conquest narratives.