A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel García Márquez - Short story Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we are looking at some elements of faith in this story along with the submission to authority as Gabriel García Márquez takes us on his magical realism ride! One of the most popular short stories of all time! Our copy was translated by Gregory Rabassa.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

0:41 Publication Info

2:22 Summary

4:42 Analysis 

19:32 Wrap Up and Ratings

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