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ABSTRACT<br />

This dissertation <strong>de</strong>als with Juan Rulfo´s book of short stories El llano en llam<strong>as</strong> (1953) and<br />

the novel Pedro Páramo (1955). The point at issue of the writings is the predicament of <strong>de</strong>ath<br />

which epitomizes all other conflicts. The campesinos of the stories live in the loneliness of the<br />

w<strong>as</strong>teland, where<strong>as</strong> the dwellers of Comala meet a common fate un<strong>de</strong>r the merciless gr<strong>as</strong>p of<br />

Don Pedro. A fresh approach to the writings that lay bare human frustrations brings about a<br />

new insight. Entangled in a life steadily threatened by <strong>de</strong>ath the characters appeal to christian<br />

hope, to no avail. The research focuses on the “living” <strong>de</strong>ath of Rulfo´s fiction, first by means<br />

of a theo-philosophical approach. Then comes <strong>de</strong>ath in art, specifically in literature. L<strong>as</strong>tly we<br />

look into <strong>de</strong>ath in both Rulfo´s m<strong>as</strong>terpieces, venturing eventually a possible escape from<br />

Comala, that is, from the grip of <strong>de</strong>ath.<br />

Key words: literature, <strong>de</strong>ath, transcen<strong>de</strong>nce, immanence.<br />

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