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Pam (bluegrasspam) | 1153 comments Mod
Last month we read short stories by your choice of author. In June, we will read a specific short story collection The Burning Plain and Other Stories (original title El llano en llamas) by Juan Rulfo (1917-1986), a Mexican writer, screenwriter and photographer. The stories are realistic and set in rural Mexico around the time of the Mexican Revolution and the Cristero War. Rulfo is best known for this short story collection and the novel Pedro Paramo. Who is joining us this month?


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I read these last year and there's a real variety of themes and styles.


Kathy E | 2345 comments I also read this last year and, with encouragement from Rosemarie, I didn't quit reading it. Not that I remember specifically, but one story bothered me and I had to take a break. When I finished the book, I found myself rating it 5 stars.


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