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Short story by Mircea Eliade
"Twelve Thousand Head of Cattle" |
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Original title | Douăsprezece mii de capete de vite |
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Translator | Eric Tappe |
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Country | Spain |
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Language | Romanian |
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Genre(s) | fantasy |
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Published in | Nuvele, Madrid |
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Publication type | Short story collection |
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Media type | print |
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Publication date | 1963 |
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Published in English | 1969 |
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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.