{"product_id":"the-golden-cockerel-other-writings-9781941920589","title":"The Golden Cockerel \u0026 Other Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Juan Rulfo is our most important author.\" -- Yuri Herrera, author of \u003ci\u003eSigns Preceding the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Among contemporary writers in Mexico today [1959], Juan Rulfo is expected to rank among the immortals.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe legendary title novella from one of Mexico's most influential writers is published here in English for the first time on the 100th anniversary of his birth. This lost masterwork, collected with his previously untranslated stories, marks a landmark event in world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuan Rulfo (1917-1986), Mexico's most important and influential author of the twentieth century, received numerous awards in his lifetime, including the esteemed Cervantes Prize, and his work served as the literary precursor of \"magical realism.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan Rulfo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941920589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2017 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuan Rulfo (1917-1986) was one of Mexico's premier authors of the twentieth century and an important precursor of \"magical realism\" in Latin American writing. Rulfo received Mexico s National Prize for Literature (Premio Nacional de Literatura) in 1970, was elected to the Mexican Academy of Language (Academia Mexicana de la Lengua) in 1980, and received the Cervantes Prize (Premio Cervantes), the highest literary award in Spanish, in 1985. Rulfo suffered from lung cancer in his final months and died on January 7, 1986 at his home in Mexico City. \u003cbr\u003eDouglas J. Weatherford graduated from BYU in 1988 (B.A. Spanish), served in the Persian Gulf War as a linguist, \u0026amp; after returning received his PhD in Latin American Literature at Penn State University. He has been a professor at BYU since 1995 \u0026amp; currently serves as Head of the Hispanic \u0026amp; Luso-Brazilian Literatures Section.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Juan Rulfo \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48614352060573,"sku":"9781941920589","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ed0028ae-a3f9-4805-90c2-be9cc0472f7b.jpg?v=1783465039","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-golden-cockerel-other-writings-9781941920589","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}