Alberto Julián Pérez is an Argentine poet, narrator and essayist. This book brings together a selection of his poems and stories translated into English by Rolando J. Díaz. His original poetry combines lyricism and social testimony. His stories inquire about the moral world of the upper classes, the religiosity of the poor and the fate of artists in South America. Alberto Julián Pérez is a lucid witness of his time and a writer committed to his society.