Pedro Paramo
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With an Introduction by Gabriel García MárquezA new translation by Douglas J. WeatherfordIn 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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Gran libro, con una historia que me pareció muy profunda y estremecedora en distintos niveles.
Los personajes de esta, y la figura del pueblo de Comala, con todo su misticismo y gris esencia, consiguieron atraparme de principio a fin.
En la segunda ocasión que lo leí me pareció un tanto menos grato que la primera, de ahí que no consiga las cinco estrellas. Lo colocaría como una de las mejores historias de Juan Rulfo, solo quizá por debajo del Gallo de Oro y un par de cuentos incluidos en El Llano en llamas.
I am not sure I fully comprehend the nature of this book. The fractured style, the cutting narratives, the muddled timeliness but it is still provoked a sense of wonder that lingers amongst great Latin American literature. The writing of this story is beautiful and the images provoke an extreme range of emotion, but if only I could understand what was happening that would be fab!
