spanish-speaking literature has many authors of microstories, including augusto monterroso ("el dinosaurio") and luis felipe lomelí ("el emigrante"). their microstories are some of the shortest ever written in that language. in spain, authors of "microrrelatos" (very short fictions) have included andrés neuman, ramón gómez de la serna, josé jiménez lozano, javier tomeo, josé maría merino, juan josé millás, and óscar esquivias. in his collection "la mitad del diablo" (páginas de espuma, 2006), included the one-word story , which in its entirety reads: "yo" ("i"). in argentina, notable contemporary contributors to the genre have included marco denevi, luisa valenzuela, and ana maría shua.