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Pedro Páramo

by Juan Rulfo · 1994 · 128 pages

Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
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About This Book

Juan Preciado travels to the ghost town of Comala to find his father, the tyrannical Pedro Páramo, fulfilling a promise made to his dying mother. He finds a landscape populated by whispers and spirits, where shifting consciousness and fragmented memories reveal the town's violent history. This foundational work of magical realism explores the destructive nature of power and the thin veil between life and death.

Book Details

Published

1994

Pages

128

Language

es

ISBN

9780802133908

Awards & Recognition

Prince of Asturias Prize for LiteratureNational Prize for Literature (Mexico)Nobel Institute's 100 Best Books

Audiobook Available

4h 37m
Narrated by Thom Rivera

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