false <![CDATA[Pedro Páramo]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169187552m/38787.jpg 38787 51 This novel, set in a primitive Mexican village, records a young man's search for his father whom he never knew. After his mother's death, Juan, at her request, comes to his father's village of Media Luna - a haunted, deserted village now, full of echoes of the dead. Through strangers who are only ghosts of the past he learns of Pedro Paramo's life of dominating feudal power and a consuming love which was finally the destruction both of himself and his people. Weaving in and out of Juan's dreams - or an existence which seems dreamlike, the characters surrounding his father tell their brooding tales. 1786290 1955 Pedro Páramo total:1602|5:666|4:501|3:303|2:107|1:25| 1602 6482 2120 190 4 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 17 10:34:06 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 10:34:06 -0700 2007
I read this book for my infamous "Sex and Death" English writing class at CCA, taught by Mr. J. Acosta (who is from Mexico City). It sure did fit the the...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 18:35:22 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 18:39:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 21:08:18 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 21:14:00 -0800 2009
Parts were absolutely brilliant, while other parts were merely okay.

Rulfo's prose, however, is consistently wonderful. The depth of imagery he creates is truly remarkable, and the surreal nature of the narrative is bolstered by this quality.

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در خیابان ِ دیگ...more...]]> 3 3 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 25 03:23:42 -0800 2009 Tue May 19 05:26:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 19:53:15 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 19:53:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 11 22:20:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 22:41:07 -0700 2007
Every time I think of this book, I want to drop what I'm doing and read it again...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 05 10:52:22 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 11:01:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 19:30:09 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 12:48:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 10 15:58:25 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 15:58:56 -0800 2009 Leanlo en espanol. y si no hablan el lenguaje, APRENDANLO.]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 10:17:18 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 23:20:38 -0700 2009 pedro páramo was published in 1955, a decade before the boom that brought international acclaim to a diverse array of latin american authors. often cited as a precursor and inspiration for the development of magical realism, juan rulfo's sole novel may indeed share some charac...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Wed Jun 17 08:30:48 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 08:37:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Apr 23 08:18:58 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 08:20:02 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 06 20:46:08 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 20:46:23 -0700 2009 The Independent: For me, reading Pedro Páramo is like opening a small mosaïque box, only to discover that it is empty, save for the whispers of those who had opened the box in the past. The novel is set in the post-revolutionary dustbowls of early 20th-century Mexico, when rapid industrialisation ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Aug 04 19:20:39 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 19:21:58 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=38787