Pedro Páramo / Juan Rulfo ; introduction by Alfred Mac Adam ; ten two-sided prints and two roundels by Enrique Chagoya ; translation by Margaret Sayers.
Publisher:
Arion Press,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
147 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm
"Pedro Páramo is the one hundred and seventh book of the Arion Press. It was designed and produced under the direction of Andrew Hoyem with the assistance of Blake Riley, Sarah Songer, Rochelle Youk, Nathalie Roland, Brian Ferrett, Chris Godek, Benjamin Davidson, Diana Ketcham, Chris Dunlap, Paula Shaw, and Julie Willing. The type is Kennerley Old Style, designed by Frederic Goudy, in Monotype and hand composition. The paper is Magnani Ingres laid for the text. The images were printed from polymer plates on Japanese kozo washi. Handmade in Kochi province, this is the final batch of Arakaji, due to the retirement of the papermaker. The edition is limited to 300 numbered copies for sale and 26 lettered copies for complimentary distribution. Thirty copies are accompanied by an additional print by Enrique Chagoya"--Colophon. Issued in slipcase.
Summary:
Juan Preciado travels to his recently deceased mother's hometown, Comala, to find his father, and discovers that it is literally a ghost town populated by spectral figures.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)960880887
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.