Twelve Thousand Head of Cattle
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"Twelve Thousand Head of Cattle" | |
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Short story by Mircea Eliade | |
Original title | Douăsprezece mii de capete de vite |
Translator | Eric Tappe |
Country | Spain |
Language | Romanian |
Genre(s) | fantasy |
Publication | |
Published in | Nuvele, Madrid |
Publication type | Short story collection |
Media type | |
Publication date | 1963 |
Published in English | 1969 |
Twelve Thousand Head of Cattle (Romanian: Douăsprezece mii de capete de vite) is a 1952 novella by the Romanian writer Mircea Eliade. It was written in Paris in December 1952 and published in 1963 in Nuvele, printed by Cercul de Studii "Destin" of Madrid.[1] It was translated by Eric Tappe in Fantastic Tales, London, Dillon’s, 1969.[2]
The subject of this novella is a strange time travel of a cattle dealer on a street in Bucharest during the Second World War. After a civil defense siren announces the imminence of an air raid, Iancu Gore is hiding in an anti-aircraft shelter. Also in the shelter are three other people. Later Iancu Gore learns that they died more than a month ago. His disturbing experience is not believed by anyone.
See also
- Mircea Eliade bibliography
References
- ^ Nicolae Manolescu, Istoria critică a literaturii române. 5 secole de literatură, Editura Paralela 45, Pitești, 2008, p. 865.
- ^ Twelve Thousand Head of Cattle title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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