# Rulfo publishes 'Pedro Páramo' (1955)

URL: https://allhistories.com/mexico/timeline/1955-rulfo-publishes-pedro-paramo
Location: Mexico City, Federal District
Themes: Culture

Juan Rulfo publishes Pedro Páramo, a short novel in which a man travels to the ghost town of Comala in search of his father, a ruthless rural boss, and finds it peopled by the murmuring voices of the dead. It follows his acclaimed story collection 'El llano en llamas' of 1953.

## Why it matters
Pedro Páramo is considered a masterpiece of Mexican literature and a forerunner of Latin American magical realism.

Ruler at the Time: [Adolfo Ruiz Cortines](https://allhistories.com/mexico/rulers/adolfo-ruiz-cortines)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Pedro Páramo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_P%C3%A1ramo)
- [Wikipedia — Juan Rulfo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rulfo)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Rulfo publishes 'Pedro Páramo'](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Rulfo+publishes+%27Pedro+P%C3%A1ramo%27)
- [Wikipedia — Post-Revolutionary / PRI Era (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_Revolutionary_Party)