Quotes by Juan Rulfo

About Juan Rulfo:


Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez Rulfo Vizcaíno is best known for two literary works, El Llano en llamas (1953), a collection of short stories, and the 1955 novel Pedro Páramo. Fifteen of the seventeen short stories in El Llano en llamas have been translated into English and published as The Burning Plain and Other Stories. This collection includes the popular tale "¡Diles que no me maten!" ("Tell Them Not to Kill Me!").

Author Bio


  • NameJuan Rulfo
  • DescriptionMexican writer
  • BornMay 16, 1918
  • DiedJanuary 7, 1986
  • CountryMexico
  • ProfessionWriter; Screenwriter; Photographer; Novelist
  • WorksEl Llano En Llamas; Pedro Páramo
  • AwardsXavier Villaurrutia Award; National Prize For Arts And Sciences; Premio Alfaguara De Novela; Prince Of Asturia Literary Prize