Talk:Juan Rulfo

Pedro Paramo publication

There are two dates listed here for the original publication of Pedro Paramo. The introduction to my version of the book says 1955. Does anyone have a source for 1944? Leyanese 21:58, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It's definitely 1955. Zafiroblue05 06:36, 27 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Fantastic vs. magical

I apended the article to say that Rulfo was a precursor of magical realism. He in fact (like Borges) wrote what is comonly known as "literatura fantástica", fantastic literature. The diference being in general terms, that in magical realism the surreal elements are taken at face value by the characters and narrator of the novel, whereas in "literatura fantástica" the surreal elements are unexpected and to some extent questioned.[1] Patricio00

I was tempted to add a note about "El llano en llamas," which tends much more towards the starkly realistic than to "magical realism," "fantastic literature," etc. Potosino 04:58, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

'Paramo' Sentence in Hundred Years of Solitude

what is the sentence of his in 100 years of solitude??

I've been wondering that myself. I think that might be made up - there might not be such a sentence. Zafiroblue05 02:38, 30 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I decided to take out this statement, which seems difficult or impossible to verify, and instead put in some quotes from Garcia Marquez himself, as well as the source for the quotes. Hope everyone is okay with this. --Potosino 05:49, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

More on Rulfo filmography etc.

I added some more information about Rulfo's film career (there is plenty more information to be had, starting with the www.imdb.com page on Juan Rulfo. I also added more about his career at INI -- my wife met him there in 1984, shortly before his death as it turned out, and found him to be a very kind and generous soul. To my mind, the most remarkable thing about Rulfo is that he wrote two perfect little books and then called it quits. How many writers have produced dozens of tomes and thousands of pages that they would gladly have traded for one of Rulfo's short stories! Potosino 04:58, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]