-There 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.
In The Old Man\'s Love Story , master storyteller Rudolfo Anaya crafts the tale of a.
Her memory and words permeate his days.
But just as death is inseparable from life, his wife seems still to be with him.
The nameless narrator, a writer, shares his most intimate thoughts about his wife, their life together, and her death. -There 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