Pedro Paramo, Juan Rulfo
Pedro Paramo, Juan Rulfo
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Pedro Páramo

Author: Juan Rulfo, Douglas J. Weatherford

Narrator: Thom Rivera

Unabridged: 4 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/05/2024

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Fantasy


Synopsis

Now an original film streaming on Netflix , directed by Rodrigo Prieto, cinematographer of Killers of the Flower Moon

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“One of the best novels in Hispanic literature, and in literature as a whole.” —Jorge Luis Borges

The highly influential masterpiece of Latin American literature, now published in a new, authoritative translation, and featuring a foreword by Gabriel García Márquez

A masterpiece of the surreal that influenced a generation of writers in Latin America, Pedro Páramo is the otherworldly tale of one man’s quest for his lost father. That man swears to his dying mother that he will find the father he has never met—Pedro Páramo—but when he reaches the town of Comala, he finds it haunted by memories and hallucinations. There emerges the tragic tale of Páramo himself, and the town whose every corner holds the taint of his rotten soul. Although initially published to a quiet reception, Pedro Páramo was soon recognized as a major novel that has served as a touchstone text for writers including Mario Vargas Llosa and José Donoso.

Now published in a new translation from the definitive Spanish edition by celebrated Rulfo scholar Douglas J. Weatherford, and featuring a foreword by Gabriel García Márquez, this new edition of the novel cements its place as one of the seminal literary texts of the twentieth century.

About Juan Rulfo

Juan Rulfo (1918–1986) was born in Sayula, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. His collection of short stories, The Burning Plain, and Pedro Páramo established him as a major literary figure in Latin America.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stuart on July 05, 2015

Juan Rulfo wrote this one very short novel and methodically broke almost every rule of storytelling. This is the most difficult book I've ever read, with a main character who disappears and a completely backwards way of introducing characters (he doesn't). Frustrating, bewildering and utterly fascin......more

Goodreads review by Libros Prestados on December 12, 2019

En este caso he leído "El llano en llamas" ("Pedro Páramo" lo leí hace años). Siempre suelo tener mis más y mis menos con los libros de realtos, porque lo usual es que no gusten todos. Así que sí, ha habido cuentos que me han gustado como "Talpa" o "La noche que lo dejaron solo" (o "El día del derrum......more

Goodreads review by Laberintodepapel on September 24, 2018

Sin duda, hacer una reseña sobre "Pedro Páramo" no es nada fácil, por un lado porque es un clásico de la literatura mexicana e hispanomaericana y por otro porque es difícil realizar una crítica de esta novela sin hacer ningún spoiler, aún así, lo voy a intentar. En primer lugar, es interesante desta......more

Goodreads review by Santiago on April 25, 2023

Si te gustó Coco... Soy ateo y trato de llevar una vida más o menos racional, pero me fascina la fascinación que tienen los mexicanos con la muerte. Esa forma tan viva de lidiar con sus muertos. Perdón, pero pensaba en esto y en la película Coco mientras leía Pedro Páramo. Entendía el bombazo, la con......more

Goodreads review by Miguel on February 12, 2020

De los mejores escritores, la manera de plasmar vida en un libro eso es arte¡ 👌👌👌......more