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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

Tale by Gabriel García Márquez
"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" and subtitled "A Tale for Children" is a short story by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez. The tale was written in 1968 and published in the May–June 1968 issue of the journal Casa de las Américas. The... Wikipedia
Originally published: 1968
Genre(s): Magic realism • fantasy
Language: Spanish
Original title: Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes
Translator: Gregory Rabassa

His huge buzzard wings, dirty and half-plucked, were forever entangled in the mud. They looked at him so long and so closely that Pelayo and Elisenda very soon ...
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Mar 29, 2020 · A reading of the short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" written by Gabriel Garcia ...
Duration: 14:47
Posted: Mar 29, 2020
The story begins with the titular old man with enormous wings crashing into the muddy yard outside the house of Pelayo, a man who lives with his wife, Elisenda, ...
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Book details ; Language. English ; Publisher. Penguin Books Ltd ; Publication date. February 12, 2014 ; Dimensions. 4.25 x 0.08 x 7.2 inches ; ISBN-10. 0241969581.
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Sep 10, 2021 · Gabriel García Márquez's darkly comic tale, brought to the stage for children and adults to share ...
Duration: 0:42
Posted: Sep 10, 2021