Hiroshima Joe: A NovelPicador, 2013 M10 8 - 304 pages One of the most powerful novels about the experience of war, first published in 1985 |
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Page 4
... fingers fumbled through the contents - an old army paybook , some dog - eared letters in airmail envelopes , nearly a dollar's worth of change in ten - cent coins , a fountain pen with a cracked case , a comb with a thick conglomeration ...
... fingers fumbled through the contents - an old army paybook , some dog - eared letters in airmail envelopes , nearly a dollar's worth of change in ten - cent coins , a fountain pen with a cracked case , a comb with a thick conglomeration ...
Page 10
... fingers and drank the sweet syrup straight from the tin , cautious not to cut his lips . He hid the other cans in the hollow pedestal of the wash basin and flattened the empty one with his foot . Once it was out of shape , he wrapped it ...
... fingers and drank the sweet syrup straight from the tin , cautious not to cut his lips . He hid the other cans in the hollow pedestal of the wash basin and flattened the empty one with his foot . Once it was out of shape , he wrapped it ...
Page 11
... fingers to ache . He ached so much these days , especially in the mornings . Sometimes his head ached as well , a sly throb that was not centred on his brow or at the back of his head , like a migraine , but which came from the very ...
... fingers to ache . He ached so much these days , especially in the mornings . Sometimes his head ached as well , a sly throb that was not centred on his brow or at the back of his head , like a migraine , but which came from the very ...
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... fingers and the door guard , who must have been awaiting the signal , entered carrying Sandingham's jacket . He did not return it to its owner , but went through the pockets himself , taking out a manilla envelope of the size used to ...
... fingers and the door guard , who must have been awaiting the signal , entered carrying Sandingham's jacket . He did not return it to its owner , but went through the pockets himself , taking out a manilla envelope of the size used to ...
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... fingers . That , he thought , would discourage them . What happened next was most un- expected . He was punched exceedingly hard between the shoulder- blades . The fingers thrust themselves into his trousers seeking not the money now ...
... fingers . That , he thought , would discourage them . What happened next was most un- expected . He was punched exceedingly hard between the shoulder- blades . The fingers thrust themselves into his trousers seeking not the money now ...
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