Beginning in 2005, Messerli inaugurates a series of two volumes each season of 10 stories each and will continue these volumes until he reaches 1,001 tales. The first of these volumes--appealing to the average reader and perfect for use in the classroom--will contain international stories from the nineteenth century to 1987. Authors include Nikolai Gogol, Jos Maria E a de Queiroz, Valery Larbaud, Yuri Olesha, Mario Benedetti, Virgilio Pi era, Tommaso Landolfi, Dino Buzzati, J. Rodolfo Wilcox and Can Xue.