Story of a lifePantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 27
... Ukraine . There were Odessa notes with views of the stock exchange , there were White- Guard ' bells ' and ' caps ' , Ukrainian ' silver roubles ' , hundred- rouble ' omlettes ' and ' steps ' , and a host of other ' currency ' backed by ...
... Ukraine . There were Odessa notes with views of the stock exchange , there were White- Guard ' bells ' and ' caps ' , Ukrainian ' silver roubles ' , hundred- rouble ' omlettes ' and ' steps ' , and a host of other ' currency ' backed by ...
Page 79
... smoking , gazing at the stars and softly singing a Ukrainian song which had nothing to do with the sea : Unharness the horses , lads , And lay you down to rest . He sang , smoked and enjoyed himself , never suspecting 79 Chopping Furniture.
... smoking , gazing at the stars and softly singing a Ukrainian song which had nothing to do with the sea : Unharness the horses , lads , And lay you down to rest . He sang , smoked and enjoyed himself , never suspecting 79 Chopping Furniture.
Page 155
... Ukrainian accent : And I , a rotting log A coffin weathered by the years .... There was something sinister about his poems , although at times a moving tenderness broke into the lines : It is of you , of you , of you I want to speak in ...
... Ukrainian accent : And I , a rotting log A coffin weathered by the years .... There was something sinister about his poems , although at times a moving tenderness broke into the lines : It is of you , of you , of you I want to speak in ...
Contents
Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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