Recognition did not come easily to Rulfo, whose early years were plagued with disappointments and even misfortune. The same year the Fondo de Cultura Económica edited deluxe editions of his works. The Mexican Institute of Fine Arts (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, INBA) presented an homage in his honor in 1980 and published a collection of one hundred of his best photographs, for Rulfo was also an accomplished photographer. No less important are the awards he received, including the Premio Nacional de Letras in Mexico City in 1970, and the Premio Príncipe de Asturias in Madrid in 1983. On the contrary, studies dedicated to his fiction, which now number several books and hundreds of articles, continue to appear, and his works have been translated into the principal languages of the world.
His collection of short stories became an instant success, and although his novel, due to its complex structure, was not well received when it first appeared in 1955, it was later recognized by critics as a work of extraordinary merit, worthy of detailed analysis, not only for its original structure but also for its poetic style and dramatic plot.Īlthough many years passed before another work by Rulfo appeared, the fame that the two early volumes gave him has not diminished. Rarely does a writer publish two successful first books within the short span of two years, as was the case with Rulfo.
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