Pedro Páramo

Name: Pedro Páramo
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SKU: 9781800812871
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By Juan Rulfo

Series: Serpent's Tail Classics

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Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo follows a man named Juan Preciado who journeys to the ghost town of Comala to find his father, Pedro Páramo. As he explores the desolate landscape, he uncovers stories of betrayal, passion, and dysfunction intertwined with the haunting presence of the deceased. The novel weaves a complex tapestry of dreams and memories, reflecting on themes of power and guilt.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate atmospheric, haunting stories infused with magical realism and complex characters. This novel offers a vivid exploration of human emotions and the supernatural, drawing you into a world where the living converse with the dead, and where the past's mysteries slowly unveil themselves through evocative prose.

Pedro Páramo

A new translation of the legendary Mexican classic of magic realism which went on to inspire the works of Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa

A new translation of the legendary Mexican classic of magic realism which inspired the works of Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa and a Netflix film adaptation of the same name

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With an Introduction by Gabriel García Márquez.

A new translation by Douglas J. Weatherford.

In this stunning masterpiece of the surreal, Juan Preciado sets out on a strange quest, bound by a promise to his dying mother. Embarking down a parched and dusty road, Juan goes to seek his father, Pedro Páramo, from whom they fled many years ago.

The ruined town of Comala is alive with whispers and shadows. Time shifts from one consciousness to another in a hypnotic flow of desires and memories, a world of ghosts dominated by the tyranny of the Páramo family. Womaniser, overlord and murderer, Juan's notorious father retains an eternal grip over Comala.

Its barren and broken-down streets echo the voices of tormented spirits sharing the secrets of the past in an extraordinary chorus of sensory images, violent passions and unfathomable mysteries.

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Pedro Páramo is celebrated as a masterpiece of twentieth-century world literature, known for its profound simplicity and haunting narrative. The novel has been praised for its Greek tragedy-like depth and Kafkaesque atmosphere, set in Mexico. It tells the story of a man's quest to find his father, characterised by a dreamlike, nightmarish quality, and is noted for its immediacy, power, and artistic style.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800812871

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Serpent's Tail

Edition: Main - Classic edition

Contributors:

Translated by Douglas J. Weatherford

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 126g

Pages: 144

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Fiction General Fiction Juan Rulfo Literary Fiction Series: Serpent's Tail Classics

About the Author

Juan Rulfo (1918-1986) is the author of what is probably the most important novel in Mexican literature. Pedro Páramo was published in 1955 and went on to be translated into 45 languages, sell over a million copies in English alone and initiate an entire literary movement. Rulfo was also an anthropologist and photographer who wrote one other book, The Burning Plain, a collection of short stories.

Douglas J. Weatherford, Professor of Hispanic Literature and Film at Brigham Young University, has published extensively on Juan Rulfo, with particular emphasis on the author's connection to film. In 2017, Weatherford released the first English-language translation of Rulfo's second novel, El gallo de oro (The Golden Cockerel and Other Writings, Deep Vellum).