Austrian writer Leo Perutz (1882–1957) is usually classified as an expressionist or a representative of "magical literature". Extremely popular in his homeland, outside the German-speaking countries, Perutz became known thanks to the enthusiastic reviews of L. H. Borges, who tirelessly placed his short stories in anthologies of fantastic stories, and his novels in detective series. For a wide range of readers.

Contents : THE SWEDISH HORSEMAN (novel), HAIRDRESSER TURLIUPIN (novel), MARQUIS DE BOLIVAR (novel), THE BIRTH OF THE ANTICHRIST (story), STORIES:—Tuesday, October 12, 1916,—Hotel “By Buckshot,”—A day without an evening,—Enough press the button, - Hunt for the moon, - Conversation with the soldier, - Death of Master Lorenzo Bardi.