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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

by Gabriel García Márquez

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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

In Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," the arrival of a winged old man significantly impacts Pelayo and Elisenda's lives. Initially seen as an annoyance, they exploit his...

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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

The angel appears in Pelayo and Elisenda's backyard after seemingly falling from Heaven, though the story offers no explicit reason for his presence there. He is perceived as an angel due to his...

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