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Pedro Páramo
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- Book Synopsis
- A GUARDIAN BEST NOVEL OF ALL TIME 'One of the masterpieces of twentieth-century world literature' Susan Sontag With an Introduction by Gabriel Garcìa Márquez From one of the most famous and influential Mexican writers, and the father of magical realism, this novel is a 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. NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM
- About The Author
- Juan Rulfo (1917-1986) 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 over forty languages, sell over a million copies in English alone and initiate an entire literary movement. Rulfo's other literary works are The Burning Plain and The Golden Cockerel. He also worked as an anthropologist and photographer.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781800812871
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail, (28 September 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 144
- Weight
- 125 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 196 x 128 x 12 mm
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