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In English

Allende, Isabel, et al. A Necklace of Words: Short Fiction by Mexican Women. Fredonia, NY: White Line Press, 1997.

Appelbaum, Stanley. Mexican Short Stories/Cuentos mexicanos. A Dual-Language Book. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2008.

Stavans, Ilán. Prospero's Mirror: A Translator's Portfolio of Latin American Short Fiction. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, Bilingual Edition, 1998.

Swanson, Phillip. Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2005.

Uribe, Alvaro. Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction. Champaign: Dalkey Archive Press, 2009.

In Spanish

Alatriste, Sealtiel. Cuentos mexicanos. Antología. Mexico: Alfaguara, 2006.

Beltrán, Rosa. Los mejores cuentos mexicanos 2006. Mexico: Joaquín Mortiz, 2006.

Millán, María del Carmen. Antología de cuentos mexicanos, 1 y 2. Mexico: Editorial Nueva Imagen, 1977.

Monsiváis, Carlos. Lo fugitivo permanece. Mexico: Ediciones Cal y Arena, 1990.

Rulfo, Juan, from Los cuadernos de Juan Rulfo (1994), transcriptions of his writing notebooks, presentatión by Clara Aparicio de Rulfo, transcribed by Yvette Jiménez de Báez. Ed. Mexico: Ediciones Era, 1994.

Traven, B. Canasta de cuentos mexicanos. Mexico: Selector, 2000.