The
Plain in Flames by Juan Rulfo
(Gianna) As I stated on an earlier blog about this book, I am very late
to the Rulfo game. My feeling remains that The
Plain in Flames is one of the finest collections I have read in years.
There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book and having it live with
you for months, even years. This collection restores two stories that were left
of the previous translation and have not in fact been published in English
prior to this edition ("The Legacy of Matilde Arcangel" and "The Day of the
Collapse"). Populated with characters living on the fringes of society, these
stories are haunting, beautiful, and darkly funny.
If you are taken with the stories above, I highly recommend
Rulfo’s short novel originally published in 1955 called, Pedro
Páramo. The tragic story of a son in search of his father
has sold over two million copies and has never been out of print. It is, in
every sense of the word, a classic. If
you love Gabriel Garcia Marquez, please consider reading Rulfo, he won’t
disappoint. Plus, the dude had his own stamp!
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