For 10 points, name this Mexican author of The Burning Plain and Other Stories and Pedro Paramo.
In one of this man's ironically titled short stories, a woman accidently falls off a step ladder while carrying an unborn child named Crispin, whose father had died.  In addition to "Life Doesn't Take Itself Very Seriously," another story by this author, which is narrated by the sibling of Tacha, describes the loss of a cow during a flood. That story along with "No Dogs Bark" and "Tell them Not to Kill Me" appear in a collection, whose titular story depicts the violent yet respected Pedro Zamora. In one of this man's works, a young man is sent by Abundio to the home of Dona Eduviges to find out about the title character. Written by the author of The Golden Cock and Other Film Scripts, that highly-fragmented novel describes Juan Precadio's journey to Comala, a ghost town. For 10 points, name this Mexican author of The Burning Plain and Other Stories and Pedro Paramo.
In one of this man's ironically titled short stories, a woman accidently falls off a step ladder while carrying an unborn child named Crispin, whose father had died.  
Juan {Rulfo}