With and without yearning tells various stories united by a theme very familiar to the readers of this known Uruguayan author. Solitude, communication, love, heartbreak, and time join worry for the exile, the torture, solidarity and frustration. With a clear ethical attitude, but without leaving out the humor and irony, Benedetti puts in scene characters that trascent their gegraphic origins to become univeral elements in a world of conflict thanks to his magical literary skills.