The Story of a Life: Southern adventurePantheon Books, 1969 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 21
... hand on hip , would ride the men on their glossy steeds - the husbands and sometimes the sons or even grandsons of these women . Belts with silver orna- ments would sparkle on their tunics of fine cloth . They rode past , with the ...
... hand on hip , would ride the men on their glossy steeds - the husbands and sometimes the sons or even grandsons of these women . Belts with silver orna- ments would sparkle on their tunics of fine cloth . They rode past , with the ...
Page 66
... hand into his pocket , took out the ring and gave it to the leader . The leader also took away the cigarette - lighter and the watch , weighed it all in his hand , shoved it in the inside pocket of his jacket , and said to the wrestler ...
... hand into his pocket , took out the ring and gave it to the leader . The leader also took away the cigarette - lighter and the watch , weighed it all in his hand , shoved it in the inside pocket of his jacket , and said to the wrestler ...
Page 189
... hand in every , even the cheapest , dukhan - an ordinary oil - cloth off one of the tables . The oil - cloths were black and white . Pirosman left patches of the oil - cloth he was painting on untouched where necessary . Later he used ...
... hand in every , even the cheapest , dukhan - an ordinary oil - cloth off one of the tables . The oil - cloths were black and white . Pirosman left patches of the oil - cloth he was painting on untouched where necessary . Later he used ...
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My Thanks to a Reader | 9 |
The Tobacco Republic | 13 |
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