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Juan Rulfo

Mexico

1918-1986

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Life sucks and then you die.

Rulfo is as influential as the previous 2authors weve read, but his style is VERYdifferent.

In personality and lifestyle, he wasmore akin to Salinger.

He published one novel,Pedro Pramo, and onebook of short stories, Elllano en llamas/The

Burning Plain.

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Life imitates art imitates life imitates.

family life

Mexican Revolution

Cristeras Rebellion

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Ay Jalisco!

http://www.clubcultura.com/clubliteratura/clubescritores/juanrulfo/rulfofotografo.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwU59ZOqrIs

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Es quesomosmuypobres ItsBecause Were So Poor

narrator

setting

language nature

fate/destiny