Pedro Páramo
Mexican novelist, 1917–1986.
Pedro Páramo is a 1955 novel by Juan Rulfo, translated from Spanish.
On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Juan Rulfo
- First published
- 1955
- Length
- 144 pages (UK paperback)
- Original language
- Translated from Spanish
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Magical realism, Gothic, Rural life
Is Pedro Páramo worth reading?
2 of the 11 best-of lists it could have made include it: Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs) and The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs, 2002) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 98 | See the list |
Best edition of Pedro Páramo
The edition we link to is the Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press paperback (2023), 144 pages, translated by Douglas J Weatherford.
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press (paperback, 2023)
- Pages
- 144
- Translator
- Douglas J Weatherford
- ISBN
- 9780802160935
How critics and readers rate Pedro Páramo
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 32% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
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