Juan Rulfo

Juan Preciado, honoring a promise made to his dying mother, travels to the town of Comala, Mexico, in search of his father and encounters only the ghosts of the past.

A collection of seventeen short stories by Mexican novelist Juan Rolfo, including "Talpa," "El Llano de Llamas," "Diles Que No Me Maten," and more.

En el prólogo del libro, Alberto Vital dice: "Los papeles de un gran escritor tienen, sí, carácter de documentos". Para él, permiten responder a una pregunta: "¿cómo es que Rulfo escribió esas trescientas páginas que Gabriel García Márquez ha puesto a la altura de las de Sófocles, esto es, de uno de los hombres que contribuyeron a fundar la civilización?". En enero de 1945, Rulfo escribe: "No sé lo que está pasando dentro de mí, pero...

The legendary title novella from one of Mexicos most influential writers is published here in English for the first time on the 100th anniversary of his birth. This lost masterwork, collected with his previously untranslated stories, marks a landmark event in world literature. Juan Rulfo (1917-1986), Mexicos most important and influential author of the twentieth century, received numerous awards in his lifetime, including the esteemed Cervantes Prize,...

A powerful documentary about the personal struggles behind the construction of a massive elevated freeway in Mexico City. With lyricism and compassion, this reveals the medieval nightmare underneath an ambitious utopian dream.

Forty-two short stories from Latin American authors.