Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments V
3. Contents VII
4. Translator's Introduction 1
5. The Immunizer 6
6. It Can Hurt Plenty 12
7. Metonymy, or the Husband's Revenge 27
8. The Beautiful Rabbits 33
9. The Thief 41
10. The Enchanted Ox 53
11. Gaétaninho 71
12. The Piano 75
13. The Bahian 93
14. Guidance 100
15. My Father's Hat 107
16. The Happiest Couple in the World 117
17. The Third Bank of the River 125
18. With God's Blessing, Mom 131
19. At the Side of the Road 138
20. The Crime of the Mathematics Professor 146
21. Sun 153