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The Bestiary is the first book by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar. The stories in this collection deal with everyday events that imperceptibly turn into the dimension of the unusual: a small family's home becomes the scene of a terrifying invasion. In another house, a whole family coexists with a tiger. The headaches of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood border on delusions in which unknown creatures appear. A girl's diary becomes a bridge between Buenos Aires and Budapest. A young girl conjures up sweets and liqueurs while waiting for her fiancé. Two men try to find their dead girlfriend in the midst of a nighttime milonga.

The effect of surprise present in each story adds poignancy to the indescribable pleasure of reading The Bestiary. Cortázar's stories have the rare quality of making the reader an accomplice, a direct observer of all events.

These eight stories are an example of Cortázar's unique style: sophisticated, powerful, and exciting.