Pedro Páramo (1955)

by Juan Rulfo

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Deserted villages of rural Mexico, where images and memories of the past linger like unquiet ghosts, haunted the imaginations of the author. In one such village of the mind, Comala, he set his classic novel Pedro Paramo, a dream-like tale that intertwines a man's quest to find his lost father and reclaim his patrimony with the father's obsessive love for a woman who will not be possessed, Susana San Juan.… (more)

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well, this was fun. IT'S OKAY THE HORSE DOESN'T DIE. (

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whakaora | Mar 5, 2023 |

Realismo mágico en su máxima expresión: Está uno leyendo la historia y de repente se encuentra uno entre muertos, platicando como cualquier cosa...
Uno de mis libros favoritos y apreciados desde la secundaria. (

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BuecherDrache | Nov 4, 2022 |

It took me a long time to read this short book because I frequently had to go back and re-read certain passages to understand what was happening. I'm glad I put in the effort, but I'm also happy to move on. (

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BibliophageOnCoffee | Aug 12, 2022 |

Has its moments but the spliced narrative and surreal sequences actively confuse and wear out the reader. A book this short shouldn't be a slog. (

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albertgoldfain | Jul 14, 2022 |

Tan bueno como decían. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Rulfo, Juan	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
García Márquez, Gabriel	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kemp, Lysander	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lechner, J.	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Peden, Margaret Sayers	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sabarte Belacortu, Mariolein	Contributor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sontag, Susan	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Tzenkova, Emiliya	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Arion Press (107)

Biblioteca Personal, colección dirigida por Jorge Luis Borges. Ed. Hyspamérica. (45)

Collection L'imaginaire

Letras Hispánicas (189)

Literatura latina

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Loomingu Raamatukogu 1979 (14/15)

LR, 1979

Meulenhoff biblio

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Rowohlt Jahrhundert (23)

Volk und Welt Spektrum (92)

Σύγχρονοι Κλασικοί (19)

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Pedro Páramo / The Burning Plain by Juan Rulfo

Toda la obra by Juan Rulfo

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Canonical title

Pedro Páramo

Original title

Pedro Páramo

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Pedro Páramo : roman

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People/Characters

Important places

Comala, Mexico (fictitious)

Important events

Revolución Mexicana

Related movies

Pedro Páramo (1967 | IMDb)

Pedro Páramo (1978 | IMDb)

Pedro Páramo (1981 | IMDb)

Pedro Páramo (2010 | IMDb)

Epigraph

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I came to Comala because I had been told that my father, a man named Pedro Páramo, lived there.

Vine a Comala porque me dijeron que acá vivía mi padre, un tal Pedro Páramo.

Quotations

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Chaque soupir est un souffle de vie dont on se défait.

Moi, je ne crois qu'à l'enfer

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Deserted villages of rural Mexico, where images and memories of the past linger like unquiet ghosts, haunted the imaginations of the author. In one such village of the mind, Comala, he set his classic novel Pedro Paramo, a dream-like tale that intertwines a man's quest to find his lost father and reclaim his patrimony with the father's obsessive love for a woman who will not be possessed, Susana San Juan.

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