Desde su publicacin en 1952, Confabulario ha cautivado a generaciones de lectores y ha consolidado a Juan Jos Arreola como uno de los escritores ms originales y relevantes de la literatura mexicana contempornea.

Del cuento fantstico a la fbula de animales, de lo mgico a lo fantasmagrico, de la solemnidad superflua al sinsentido provechoso, del amor idealizado a las ms hermosas metforas del dolor y de la muerte; la veintena de relatos que componen Confabulario recorren un espacio de sapiencia, hilaridad e ingenio extraordinario. Considerados por el propio autor como sus cuentos maduros y aquello que ms se les parece, son una muestra deslumbrante de imaginacin, sensibilidad y maestra literaria.

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Since its publication in 1952, Confabulario has captivated generations of readers and established Juan Jos Arreola as one of the most original and significant voices in contemporary Mexican literature.

From fantastic tales to animal fables, from the magical to the phantasmagorical, from superfluous solemnity to meaningful nonsense, from idealized love to the most beautiful metaphors of pain and death; the twenty stories that make up Confabulario traverse a space of wisdom, humor, and extraordinary wit. Considered by the author himself as his “mature stories and those most resembling them,” they are a dazzling display of imagination, sensitivity, and literary mastery.