With an Introduction by Gabriel García Márquez A 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 Times In 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
Páramo 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 Páramo 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.
