Pagine1917–1986 · Jalisco, Mexico · also known as Rulfo
Juan Rulfo published just two slim books, and both are classics. The Burning Plain (1953) gathers stories of rural Jalisco after the Mexican Revolution; Pedro Páramo (1955) follows a man searching for his father in a village of whispering ghosts. García Márquez said he knew it by heart, and it opened the way to magical realism. Rulfo was also an accomplished photographer.
Begin with Pedro Páramo.
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Juan Rulfo published just two slim books, and both are classics. The Burning Plain (1953) gathers stories of rural Jalisco after the Mexican Revolution; Pedro Páramo (1955) follows a man searching for his father in a village of whispering ghosts.
Pedro Páramo is usually considered Juan Rulfo’s best-known work, followed by The Burning Plain.
Most readers start with Pedro Páramo.
Both refer to the same writer.
Juan Rulfo’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download, but many can be borrowed free from your public library or Open Library — we link to them below.