The Resplendent Quetzal is a short story by Margaret Atwood. It was published in the collection Dancing Girls in 1977.
Sarah and Edward are on a vacation in South America, and are visiting uninteresting tourist locations. Sarah and Edward are married, but do not get along well. Sarah describes Edward's passions (such as birdwatching) as "compulsions" which are "awkward and boyish". They merely make her tired. Sarah is "bland and pale and plump an...
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