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Pedro Paramo

by Juan Rulfo

ISBN13: 9780802133908
ISBN10: 0802133908
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Beseeched by his dying mother to locate his father, Pedro Paramo, whom they fled from years ago, Juan Preciado sets out for Comala. Comala is a town alive with whispers and shadows - a place seemingly populated only by memory and hallucinations. Built on the tyranny of the Paramo family, its barren and broken-down streets echo the voices of tormented spirits sharing the secrets of the past. First published to both critical and popular acclaim in 1955, Pedro Paramo represented a distinct break with earlier, largely "realist" novels from Latin America. Rulfo's entrancing mixture of vivid sensory images, violent passions, and inexplicable sorcery - a style that has come to be known as "magical realism" - has exerted a profound influence on subsequent Latin American writers.

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: Jake Sofos, December 11, 2006 (view all comments by Jake Sofos)
This is one of those Must Read books that you never get around to reading until you finally get around to reading and then you realize, "Wow, this is a must read."
Set in a disturbing ghost town (quite literally a town of ghosts), Pedro Paramo is on a search for his father, who he's never met. The dead clamor at each other, empty houses are occupied, and strange memories--memories of others--crawl all about Pedro. Creepy, brisk, and great. If you can find a copy, pick it up.

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: Jake Sofos, December 11, 2006 (view all comments by Jake Sofos)
This is one of those Must Read books that you never get around to reading until you finally get around to reading and then you realize, "Wow, this is a must read."
Set in a disturbing ghost town (quite literally a ghost town), Pedro Paramo is on a search for his father, who he's never met. The dead clamor at each other, empty houses are suddenly occupied, and strange memories--memories of others--crawl all about Pedro. Creepy, brisk, and great. If you can find a copy, pick it up.

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ISBN:: 9780802133908
Translator:: Peden, Margaret Sayers
Translator:: Paden, Margaret S.
Translator:: Peden, Margaret Sayers
Author:: Sontag, Susan
Author:: Peden, Margaret Sayers
Author:: Rulfo, Juan
Author:: Paden, Margaret S.
Publisher:: Grove Press
Location:: New York :
Subject:: General
Subject:: Literary
Subject:: Fiction
Subject:: Mexico
Subject:: Domestic fiction
Subject:: Mexico Fiction.
Subject:: Literature-A to Z
Edition Number:: 1st ed.
Edition Description:: Trade Paper
Publication Date:: 19940310
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 128
Dimensions:: 7.75 x 5.25 in 5.4 oz

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