Daniel Saldaña Paris and Wah-Ming Chang on Pedro Páramo
In Conversation with Catherine Nichols on the Lit Century Podcast
Welcome to Lit Century: 100 Years, 100 Books. Combining literary analysis with an in-depth look at historical context, host Catherine Nichols chooses one book for each year of the 20th century, and—along with special guests—takes a deep dive into a hundred years of literature.
Authors Daniel Saldaña París and Wah-Ming Chang join host Catherine Nichols to discuss Juan Rulfo’s 1955 novel Pedro Páramo, in its new translation by Douglas J. Weatherford. They talk about the book’s unique mixture of modernity and timelessness, the violence and coziness of the book’s picture of domestic life, and Rulfo’s life as a traveler, reader, and editor.
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Daniel Saldaña París is the author of three novels—Among Strange Victims, Ramifications, and The Dance and the Wildfire—and a collection of personal essays, Planes Flying Over a Monster. His work has been translated into several languages, and he has been included in Bogota39, a list of the Best Latin American Writers Under 40.
Wah-Ming Chang is a writer from New York City. Hand, Held, her artist book about her father’s art practice, is forthcoming from Bored Wolves in 2024.
Catherine Nichols is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in many places, including Jezebel, Aeon, and Electric Literature. She lives in Brooklyn.
