The Story of a Life: The restless yearsPantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 166
Konstantin Paustovsky. It was night , the long polar night . At first I wandered for a long time among foundation trenches , piles of bricks , cement slabs , rail lines , concrete mixers , girders , excavators , unfinished buildings and ...
Konstantin Paustovsky. It was night , the long polar night . At first I wandered for a long time among foundation trenches , piles of bricks , cement slabs , rail lines , concrete mixers , girders , excavators , unfinished buildings and ...
Page 196
... night . Nodia stayed with friends of his , but I did not feel like disturbing strangers and spent the night in a hotel . It was prob- ably the most terrifying night of my life . The rain was coming down heavily . The hotel was full ...
... night . Nodia stayed with friends of his , but I did not feel like disturbing strangers and spent the night in a hotel . It was prob- ably the most terrifying night of my life . The rain was coming down heavily . The hotel was full ...
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... night aflame with stars among the branches of lime trees , the night which in my mind's eye broke up so distinctly into its component parts . - Each part of that night was marvellously wonderful and sooth- ing the modest winged lime ...
... night aflame with stars among the branches of lime trees , the night which in my mind's eye broke up so distinctly into its component parts . - Each part of that night was marvellously wonderful and sooth- ing the modest winged lime ...
Contents
Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
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