This volume includes two short novels, the first of which, The South, gave rise to the script for the film of the same name directed by V?ctor Erice. Both this story and the one told in Bene are characterized by their narrative magnetism, based on Adelaida Garc?a Morales' special ability to surround certain male characters with an aura of mystery, around whose absence each of the narratives is woven. A physical absence but a shadowy presence, longed...