Story of a lifePantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 59
... later ) . I liked his quiet , sad face . He looked as though his head were full of half- dreams and half - stories and this was why he often fell asleep on the beach and had to be woken up at sunset . Years later , I read some of the ...
... later ) . I liked his quiet , sad face . He looked as though his head were full of half- dreams and half - stories and this was why he often fell asleep on the beach and had to be woken up at sunset . Years later , I read some of the ...
Page 69
... later an ambulance arrived from the asylum . Two hefty male nurses tied Prosvirn- yak's hands and took him away . He went quietly , moaning and whimpering to himself . The maid left to stay with relations in Tiraspol . She was terrified ...
... later an ambulance arrived from the asylum . Two hefty male nurses tied Prosvirn- yak's hands and took him away . He went quietly , moaning and whimpering to himself . The maid left to stay with relations in Tiraspol . She was terrified ...
Page 89
... later might well have reached Moscow . Yadov was compliant and vulnerable . He would have had a hard life had it not been for the immense popularity of his songs with the workers and dockers of Odessa . This made him an asset to ...
... later might well have reached Moscow . Yadov was compliant and vulnerable . He would have had a hard life had it not been for the immense popularity of his songs with the workers and dockers of Odessa . This made him an asset to ...
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Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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