El llano en llamas

By Juan Rulfo

Book Overview

Seventeen short stories by Juan Rulfo, including "Diles que no me maten"

La presente edici n limitada conmemora el 70 aniversario de la publicaci n de la obra de Juan Rulfo. Contiene el texto definitivo de "El Llano en llamas" as como la primera versi n del cuento, una edici n facsimilar aparecida en 1950 en la revista Am rica. Esta cuidada edici n incluye una separata a color con la reproducci n de las portadas de diversas traducciones del libro a diferentes lenguas. Impreso el 18 de septiembre de 1953, el libro El Llano en llamas toma el t tulo del cuento m s extenso de los diecisiete que contiene. El rasgo com n de estas narraciones, como en las dos novelas posteriores de Juan Rulfo, se encuentra en los s lidos personajes que protagonizan sus acciones y palabras. El Llano en llamas es hoy un cl sico de la literatura mexicana e hispanoamericana, y probablemente uno de los vol menes de cuentos m s traducido a otros idiomas en el mundo entero. Obra aparentemente sencilla resulta, sin embargo, profundamente desconcertante e incluye algunas de las im genes m s elocuentes que se hayan le do en la literatura. Imprescindible para cualquier admirador de las letras hispanas.
This special edition of El llano en llamas commemorates the 70th anniversary of its publication. It contains the definitive text of the titular short story together with its first version, originally published in 1950. All in all, this book contains 17 stories published by Rulfo beginning in 1945, when "Nos han dado la tierra" appeared in the literary reviews Am rica and Pan. Rulfo described the progress of his work in letters to his fianc e, Clara Aparicio. In 1951 he published a seventh story in Am rica, "Diles que no me maten" (which Elias Canetti considered one of the finest stories ever written and G nter Grass admired as well). Thanks to a first grant from the Centro Mexicano de Escritores, Rulfo was able to finish eight more stories, which appeared with those already published under the general title of El llano en llamas (The Burning Plain). The book was dedicated to Clara.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8419233641
• ISBN13: 9788419233646
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Rm
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

strange but captivating writing

Rulfo's style, like his stories, is sparse, quiet, and often harsh. He offers disturbing tales of miserable people in barren places; yet there is also a strange beauty to be found in his work. I can think of few, if any, examples of such perfect prose. The characters--though they suffer--seem close at hand and perfectly real, and he gives the most incredible descriptions of landscapes that I have ever read in my life. It is easy to see his connection to "magical realism"--it is largely in the way he sets the tone of the stories, and in those unbelievably vivid descriptions--but his work does not fall into that category. There is no escaping the terribly blunt reality he creates. Whether you are interested in Latin American literature or not, if you are at all interested in prose, you should read this book.

give art a chance.

The Burning Plains is a compilation of short stories that Juan Rulfo published on diferent publications at different times. it's also at the moment, besides his masterpiece Pedro Paramo, the only material available.The shorts stories are chilling, incledibly well written. It's superb, and the english translation more than acceptable.To me the highlights of the book are "Talpa" and "they have given us the land" (the opener on the spanish version, but some reason is not on this english edition)but the whole book is amazing.I bought this book for my girfriend as an exorsism from jennifer Wiener's "Good in Bed" I was worried about the translation but it didn't dissapoint me.the ideal way to read The Burning Plain is in spanish, but since this book is not that surreal as pedro paramo is, this tranlation works just fine.I hope this brief note helps you to choose a good book.

El llano en llamas

Uno de los mejores libros que he leido. Las historias son realmente muy buenas. Recomendado para todos aquellos que les gusta leer.

Rulfo's best

Rulfo shines as a "cuentista" and I think this collection ofstories establishes him as northern Mexico's poetic voice. The desolation of Mexican life here is truly haunting yet somehow beautiful. I recommend these stories over his novel "Pedro Paramo", even though the novel is quite interesting.

beautiful sadness

I read this book in Spanish for the language, then in English for extra clarity. It is beautifully sparse, much like a black and white photograph - its surface is dark and bleak and colorless, yet the texture which can be read and felt beneath the surface is absolutely breathtaking. Rulfo creates a world I am both entranced by and afraid of.