Story of a Life: Years of hopeHarvill Press, 1968 - Authors, Russian |
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... Moldavanka ' stories . Moldavanka was a district near the goods station , with a population of two thousand bandits and thieves . He had moved into the district to study its ways . He stayed with an old Jew , Tsires , who was being ...
... Moldavanka ' stories . Moldavanka was a district near the goods station , with a population of two thousand bandits and thieves . He had moved into the district to study its ways . He stayed with an old Jew , Tsires , who was being ...
Page 123
... , clutching at the walls . It was then I also heard from Babel the strange story of Tsires . Babel stayed with Tsires and his sluggish , morose wife , Aunt Khava , at the very centre of Moldavanka . He 123 I promise you Maupassant.
... , clutching at the walls . It was then I also heard from Babel the strange story of Tsires . Babel stayed with Tsires and his sluggish , morose wife , Aunt Khava , at the very centre of Moldavanka . He 123 I promise you Maupassant.
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... Moldavanka . A bleary light from a distant street - lamp fell on the peeling wallpaper . The walls smelt of acetic acid . At rare intervals the sound of brisk , businesslike footsteps came from the street , or a high - pitched whistle ...
... Moldavanka . A bleary light from a distant street - lamp fell on the peeling wallpaper . The walls smelt of acetic acid . At rare intervals the sound of brisk , businesslike footsteps came from the street , or a high - pitched whistle ...
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Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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