Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- Preface to the U.S. Edition -- The Stray Bullet -- Part I. The Road to Hell -- Blame It on Brahms -- Welcome to Your Destiny -- Journey of No Return -- From Psychiatric Hospital to Farm -- The Farm Has Visitors -- Risky Business in New York -- Last Stop, New Orleans -- Part II. The Gods Know How to Run This World -- ¡Viva Mexico! -- Nation of Copycats -- Arrival in Tenochtitlan -- From Veteran to Student -- The Devil's Advocate -- My Most Unforgettable Character -- The Devil's Advocate -- A Writer's Beginnings -- The Usual Suspects -- Lola la Chata -- Excitable Joan -- On the Road -- The Scorpion -- Not So Lovely and Beloved Mexico -- The Tortured Cat -- The Bounty -- Drowning in Drink -- Various Incidents -- The Elusive Lover -- There Goes the Neighborhood -- Jungle Journey -- Under the Volcano -- The Stray Bullet -- The Trial -- The Ugly Spirit -- Monday, Signature Day -- Queer -- Man of Letters -- The Return of Jack -- An Overcoat Thief in Mexico -- The Departure -- The Parting Shot -- A Contribution from Mexico to the World -- A Note on Sources.
