Story of a Life: Years of hopeHarvill Press, 1968 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 92
... river in spate , and I stand on the bank , and look and love and envy . But I can't write anything real . There are too many silly tunes playing in my head like on a xylophone . ' ' But don't you write lyrical poetry for yourself ...
... river in spate , and I stand on the bank , and look and love and envy . But I can't write anything real . There are too many silly tunes playing in my head like on a xylophone . ' ' But don't you write lyrical poetry for yourself ...
Page 115
... River , or the city of Caracas . A little further on there was a graphologist - fortune - teller . He told fortunes from hand - writing . All day long he sat on a bench and examined envelopes and letters through a huge magnifying glass ...
... River , or the city of Caracas . A little further on there was a graphologist - fortune - teller . He told fortunes from hand - writing . All day long he sat on a bench and examined envelopes and letters through a huge magnifying glass ...
Page 161
... river , at intervals all the dry maize stalks crackled softly . I was glad of the sound – it meant that a cool breeze , however faint , was blowing from the sea . - These are only some of the things I saw and 161 Time Slows Down.
... river , at intervals all the dry maize stalks crackled softly . I was glad of the sound – it meant that a cool breeze , however faint , was blowing from the sea . - These are only some of the things I saw and 161 Time Slows Down.
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Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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