The Story of a Life: The restless yearsPantheon Books, 1974 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 51
... felt dizzy , I was sorry there were no besprizorniki next to me . Somehow they made life more bearable ; in my weak state I felt as much of a stray as they were . Cold A black , tar - laden smoke , slightly SI Night Trains.
... felt dizzy , I was sorry there were no besprizorniki next to me . Somehow they made life more bearable ; in my weak state I felt as much of a stray as they were . Cold A black , tar - laden smoke , slightly SI Night Trains.
Page 71
... felt impregnated with some bitter astringent to the marrow of my bones . And so when I came out of the cabin the Neva suddenly swayed and almost knocked me off my feet . The spire of the Peter - and - Paul Fortress drew a wide arc ...
... felt impregnated with some bitter astringent to the marrow of my bones . And so when I came out of the cabin the Neva suddenly swayed and almost knocked me off my feet . The spire of the Peter - and - Paul Fortress drew a wide arc ...
Page 102
... felt a lump in my throat , it was so good . Scarcely anything by Platonov was published . If ever on some rare occasion , a story by him appeared anywhere he was im- mediately buried under an avalanche of ridiculous accusations ...
... felt a lump in my throat , it was so good . Scarcely anything by Platonov was published . If ever on some rare occasion , a story by him appeared anywhere he was im- mediately buried under an avalanche of ridiculous accusations ...
Contents
Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
Copyright | |
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