- Pedro Páramo
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author =Juan Rulfo
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country =Mexico
language = Spanish
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publisher =Fondo de Cultura Económica
release_date =1955
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followed_by ="Pedro Páramo" is a short
novel written byJuan Rulfo , originally published in1955 . In just the 23 FCE editions and reprintings, it had sold by November 1997 1,143,000 copies. Other editions in Mexico, Spain, and other nations have sold countless more copies. It is Rulfo's second book, after theshort story collection "The Burning Plain" (original Spanish title, "El llano en llamas").The story begins as Juan Preciado travels to
Comala, Colima , the town his mother left after marrying Pedro Páramo who then stole all her lands and inheritance. Comala is deserted, home only to the ghosts of its former inhabitants. Through his interactions with the ghosts of the town, Juan Preciado reveals the history of Comala's demise."Pedro Páramo" had a major influence in the development of
magical realism and it is told in a mixture of first and third person.The novel has been twice translated into English. The more recent (and often considered the more accurate and complete)Fact|date=December 2007 translation is by
Margaret Sayers Peden ."Pedro Páramo" has been filmed more than once. The latest, and most prominent, adaptation will star
Gael García Bernal and will be directed byMateo Gil . [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0999906/ Pedro Páramo (2009) ] ]References
* [http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/excerpts/rulped-intro.html "The Ghosts of Comala: Haunted Meaning in Pedro Páramo"] . University of Texas press introduction to Pedro Páramo.
*Zepeda, Jorge. [http://clubcultura.com/clubliteratura/clubescritores/juanrulfo/especial_recep.htm "La recepción inicial de Pedro Páramo (1955–1963)"] . México: Fundación Juan Rulfo / Editorial RM, 2005. 378 pp. ISBN 968-5208-44-1.External links
*imdb title|id=0062108|title=Pedro Páramo (1967)
*imdb title|id=0329492|title=Pedro Páramo (1978)
*imdb title|id=0341516|title=Pedro Páramo (1981)
*" [http://www.geocities.com/paribartakss/TFP/pp/pp.html Pedro Páramo (2004)] " the theatre by [http://www.geocities.com/paribartakss/TFP/index.html Theatre Formation Paribartak] of India
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