November Book Club: Pedro Páramo

Panther City Page Turners - November Book Club: *Pedro Páramo Author: Juan Rulfo (Spanish; English Translator: Margaret Sayers Peden) Year: 1955 128 pages, paperback 📅 Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 🕒 Time: 6:00 pm 📍 Location: Tommy’s Hamburger Grill & Patio - Forest Park Blvd location 👤 Book Sponsor/Host: Michael 💁🏽‍♀️ Co-Host: Anjali (Organizer) Welcome to Panther City Page Turners, named after Fort Worth's iconic "Panther City" nickname. The nickname dates back to 1875, when a Dallas newspaper mocked Fort Worth as being so quiet that a panther could sleep undisturbed in the middle of downtown. Rather than taking offense, Fort Worth embraced the story, turning the panther into a lasting symbol of the city's resilience and pride. Formerly known as Funky Town's Page Turners (founded in 2013 by Kaity Stone), our group began a new chapter in 2026 while continuing a long tradition of bringing readers together. New members are always welcome! 📖 About the Book First published in 1955, Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo is a haunting, dreamlike classic of Mexican literature—and one of the most influential Latin American novels of the 20th century. The story begins with a simple promise: Juan Preciado travels to the remote village of Comala to find the father he has never known, Pedro Páramo. But the town he encounters is eerily deserted, populated by voices, memories, and figures whose relationship to the living and the dead is not always clear. As the novel moves between past and present and among different characters, the story of Comala gradually emerges—along with that of Pedro Páramo, the powerful landowner whose desires and cruelties have shaped the lives of nearly everyone around him. At once a ghost story, a family saga, and a portrait of power, loss, longing, and a community haunted by its past, Pedro Páramo* is remarkably compact but rich in atmosphere and meaning. Rulfo’s fragmented,…