Our book of the week is
PEDRO PÁRAMO by Juan Rulfo translated by Douglas J.
Weatherford. ‘Wuthering Heights located in Mexico written by
Kafka’ gives a hint - this book is a trip. It broke Anna’s brain
but Geoff found it richly rewarding once you get into it. Pedro
Páramo inspired a generation of Hispanic writers including Gabriel
Garcia Márquez and is considered a classic. It's now a Netflix film - but
is it too faithful to the book? We needed the Wikipedia
plot summary for this one.
Read-alikes
THE SOUND AND THE FURY by William Faulkner
AS I LAY DYING by William Faulkner
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A SUNNY PLACE FOR SHADY PEOPLE by Mariana Enriquez translated
by Megan McDowell
HURRICANE SEASON by Fernanda Melchor translated by Sophie
Hughes
Coming up: LÁZÁR by Nelio Biedermann translated by Jamie
Bulloch