"Originally published in Spanish as Todas las familias felices by Alfaguara, Mexico City, Mexico, in 2006"--T.p. verso.
A family like any other -- Chorus of the street gossips -- The disobedient son -- Chorus of the rival buddies -- A cousin without charm -- Chorus of the threatened daughter -- Conjugal ties (1) -- Chorus of the father of rock -- Mater Dolorosa -- Chorus of the perfect wife -- The mariachi's mother -- Chorus of the naked honeymoon -- Sweethearts -- Chorus of the murdered family -- The armed family -- Chorus of the suffering children -- The gay divorce -- Chorus of a son of the sea -- The official family -- Chorus of the family from the neighborhood -- The father's servant -- Chorus of rancorous families -- The secret marriage -- Chorus of the daughter who killed herself -- The star's son -- Chorus of the children of good families -- The discomfiting brother -- Chorus of the inspected family -- Conjugal ties (2) -- Chorus of the savage families -- Eternal father -- Choruscodaconrad