Pedro Paramo

With an Introduction by Gabriel GarcA-a MA�rquezA new translation by Douglas J. Weatherford'An outstanding edition and a game-changing translation'London Magazine'There is no novel more mesmerizing and paradigm-shifting' Valeria Luiselli, the New York TimesIn this stunning masterpiece of the surreal, Juan Preciado sets out on a strange quest, bound by a promise to his dying mother. Embarking down a parched and dusty road, Juan goes to seek his father, Pedro PA�ramo, from whom they fled many years ago. The ruined town of Comala is alive with whispers and shadows. Time shifts from one consciousness to another in a hypnotic flow of desires and memories, a world of ghosts dominated by the tyranny of the PA�ramo family. Womaniser, overlord and murderer, Juan's notorious father retains an eternal grip over Comala. Its barren and broken-down streets echo the voices of tormented spirits sharing the secrets of the past in an extraordinary chorus of sensory images, violent passions and unfathomable mysteries.