《拉丁美洲現代短篇小說选》共收入17位拉丁美洲作家的19个短篇小說。这些作品的內容是极其广泛和深刻的,在艺术风格上也各有特色。但它們有个共同的特点,那就是充滿了民主的思想和战斗的精神。拉丁美洲是一片富饒美丽的土地,但是勤劳而善良的拉丁美洲人民在这片土地上終年劳动得来的財富并不归他们所有,而被帝国主义壟断資本集团掠夺去了,他們仍然过着貧困和屈辱的日子。小說《圣誕之夜》写的就是財主残酷剝削农民的悲惨故事。 A total of 19 short stories by 17 Latin American writers are included in the Latin American Short Story Selection. The content of these works is extremely extensive and profound, also has its own unique style of art. But they share a common characteristic, that is, they are full of democratic ideas and fighting spirit. Latin America is a land of rich and beautiful beauty. However, hard-working and kind-hearted Latin Americans are not left with all their labor in this land for a year and are plundered by monopolistic capitalist groups of imperialism who are still living in poverty And humiliation days. Written in the novel Christmas Night is the tragic story of the brutal exploitation of peasants by the rich man.