The Night Buffalo (orig. Spanish El Búfalo de la Noche) is a novel by Guillermo Arriaga.

The Night Buffalo
First edition
AuthorGuillermo Arriaga
Original titleEl Búfalo de la Noche
TranslatorAlan Page
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish
Published1999 Norma, Mexico
May 2006 (English)
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages236 pp

Plot summary edit

After Gregorio commits suicide, his friend Manuel finds himself unraveling his late friend’s world, and what led him to suicide. Gregorio’s tortuous relationship with his girlfriend is now inherited by Manuel; he becomes involved with his late friend’s girlfriend. Gregorio has missed appointments, left strange messages, and has been harassed by a vengeful policeman.

Release details edit

  • 2005, UK, Sceptre Books (ISBN 978-0340839751), Pub date 27 March 2006, paperback (first English edition)
  • 2006, ?, Atria Books (ISBN 978-0743281850), Pub date ? May 2006, hardback (English)
  • 2007, USA, Washington Square Press (ISBN 978-0743281867), Pub date 20 February 2007, paperback (English)
  • 2008, ?, Atria Books (ISBN 978-0743286664), Pub date ? March 2008, paperback (Spanish El Búfalo de la Noche edition)