The Old Man`s Love Story Anaya Paperback MP–OKL Uni of Oklahoma 9780806146485

Name: The Old Man`s Love Story Anaya Paperback MP–OKL Uni of Oklahoma 9780806146485
Brand: Rudolfo Anaya

Rudolfo Anaya

The Old Man's Love StoryAuthor(s): Rudolfo Anaya\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press, United States\nImprint: University of Oklahoma Press\nISBN-13: 9780806146485, 978-0806146485\nSynopsis\nThere was an old man who dwelt in the land of New Mexico, and he lost his wife.\""\"" From that opening line, this tender novella is at once universal and deeply personal. The nameless narrator, a writer, shares his most intimate thoughts about his wife, their life together, and her death. But just as death is inseparable from life, his wife seems still to be with him. Her memory and words permeate his days. In The Old Man's Love Story, master storyteller Rudolfo Anaya crafts the tale of a lifelong love that ultimately transcends death.\n\nAn elegy not just for the dead but for the vitality of youth, the old man's story captures both the heartaches and ironies of old age. We follow him as he proceeds through days of grief and memory, buying his few groceries, driving slower t.