Story of a Life: Years of hopeHarvill Press, 1968 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 30
... wood . Acacia wood the colour of sulphur was still on the market , but sold only in chips and by weight . So we had to steal wood . I admit it without shame , if only because it was a dangerous business and the risk was sometimes deadly ...
... wood . Acacia wood the colour of sulphur was still on the market , but sold only in chips and by weight . So we had to steal wood . I admit it without shame , if only because it was a dangerous business and the risk was sometimes deadly ...
Page 31
... wood lasted us all through the winter , but only because Yasha had discovered a remarkable method of instantly bringing the bourbouika to white heat and the kettle to the boil . The secret was to stoke it with splinters as thin as straw ...
... wood lasted us all through the winter , but only because Yasha had discovered a remarkable method of instantly bringing the bourbouika to white heat and the kettle to the boil . The secret was to stoke it with splinters as thin as straw ...
Page 142
... wood he's polished with his hands . If you use enough elbow grease , even the coarsest wood gets to look like ivory . That's what we have to do with words , and with our Russian language . Warm it and polish it with your hand , and it ...
... wood he's polished with his hands . If you use enough elbow grease , even the coarsest wood gets to look like ivory . That's what we have to do with words , and with our Russian language . Warm it and polish it with your hand , and it ...
Contents
Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
Copyright | |
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