The stories set in motion are not the same as European ones and need new shapes to fit them in.
The stories, set in the 19th century and concerned with aristocracy, breeding and legitimacy, and self-delusion, combine romantic and supernatural elements with subtle narrative irony.
The impasse lasted into the next meeting three months later in Cartagena, Colombia, although the authors continued to research and write the stories set in their respective countries.
The stories, set during the years between the rise of Benito Mussolini and the '60s, combined elements in the Boccaccian tradition of eroticism, wit, and practical jokes with characteristics of commedia dell'arte.
But if Bradbury is adept at portraying the ruthless side of children, his writing (particularly "Dandelion Wine" and the stories set in a fictional Midwest) also celebrates their imaginative freedom, their innocence and their daring.
Not at all — though it's a shock to realize that the stories, set in a California coastal town in the 1980s, now read more like historical narratives than contemporary novels with a slight time lag.
