num_pages: 175
description: A major figure in the history of post-Revolutionary literature in Mexico, Juan Rulfo received international acclaim for his brilliant short novel Pedro Páramo (1955) and his collection of short stories El llano en llamas (1953), translated as a collection here in English for the first time. In the transition of Mexican fiction from direct statements of nationalism and social protest to a concentration on cosmopolitanism, the works of Rulfo hold a unique position. These stories of a rural people caught in the play of natural forces are not simply an interior examination of the phenomena of their world; they are written for the larger purpose of showing the actions of humans in broad terms of reality.
language: English
title: The Burning Plain and Other Stories
titlecomplete: The Burning Plain and Other Stories
genres: Spanish Literature, Short Stories, 20th Century, Novels, Literature, Latin American, Classics, Fiction, Latin American Literature, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 20105
places: Mexico
awards: awardedAt: 1577865600000
name: Republic of Consciousness Prize
category: Longlist
publisher: University of Texas Press