Key Points

• One of the best Mexican novelists of the 20th century

• Last novelists representative of the Mexican Revolution

• Had a great impact on the development of the 'magic realism' style

• His writings use a great number of innovative techniques

• His work internalizes the reality of his country, in a universe of mystery and reality

• Notable high-quality film scripts and short novels

Relevant Works

• El llano en llamas

• Pedro Páramo

• Paloma herida

• El gallo de oro