![]() ![]() Pedro Páramo has been translated into more than 30 different languages and the English version has sold more than a million copies in the United States. Páramo was a key influence on Latin American writers such as Gabriel García Márquez. Initially, the novel was met with cold critical reception and sold only two thousand copies during the first four years later, however, the book became highly acclaimed. During the course of the novel, these ghostly inhabitants reveal details about life and afterlife in Comala, including that of Preciado's reckless father: Pedro Páramo, and his centrality for the town. That is, populated by spectral characters. The novel tells the story of Juan Preciado, a man who promises his mother on her deathbed to meet Preciado's father for the first time in the town of Comala, only to come across a literal ghost town. ![]() ![]() Pedro Páramo is a novel written by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo. ![]()
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