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    “You Can Almost Hear the Ghosts”: Valeria Luiselli on Juan Rulfo

    by Nick Hilden Apr 23, 2024 2 minutes

    We’re attempting to unravel the tangled web of literary influence by talking with the great writers of today about the writers of yesterday who inspired them. This month, Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli, author of such books as Lost Children Archive and The Story of My Teeth, explores the new translation of Juan Rulfo’s landmark text Pedro Páramo.

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