The Story of a Life: The restless yearsPantheon Books, 1974 - Authors, Russian |
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... Babel . The staff on " The Fourth Strip ' accepted his word without demur . ' Unheard of things are taking place , ' they said . " The remark- able writer from Peresyp and the bold red cavalry man Isaac Guy de Babel - Maupassant have ...
... Babel . The staff on " The Fourth Strip ' accepted his word without demur . ' Unheard of things are taking place , ' they said . " The remark- able writer from Peresyp and the bold red cavalry man Isaac Guy de Babel - Maupassant have ...
Page 85
... Babel , laughing to himself , stood for a long time examining the record of author's fees on the wall next to the Primus and even wrote down the total on a piece of paper . ' I am pleased for you , ' he said . ' At least Lida will be ...
... Babel , laughing to himself , stood for a long time examining the record of author's fees on the wall next to the Primus and even wrote down the total on a piece of paper . ' I am pleased for you , ' he said . ' At least Lida will be ...
Page 87
... Babel with con- viction . ' Even Mark Twain was not an absolute liar . He had a great understanding of the business , but he used to fall down on it , sometimes . Of modern writers not one can tell fibs properly . Inspired , sublime ...
... Babel with con- viction . ' Even Mark Twain was not an absolute liar . He had a great understanding of the business , but he used to fall down on it , sometimes . Of modern writers not one can tell fibs properly . Inspired , sublime ...
Contents
Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
Copyright | |
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