The stories "Abel Sanzhez", "The Madness of Doctor Montarco", and "Saint Emmanue
l the Good Marty" are three of the Spanish philosopher Unamuno's most haunting p
arables. Quixotic madmen are the protagonists of these imaginative stories, whic
h probe the horror of a nothingness beyond death. The Introduction by Anthony Ke
rrigan, the translator, traces Unamuno's life.