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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... front lawns . He ducked under a bush and inched forward , using a hunched , squatting technique , to the foot of the papaya tree . Here he paused . Near him he could hear muted voices coming from the open window of one of the downstairs ...
... front lawns . He ducked under a bush and inched forward , using a hunched , squatting technique , to the foot of the papaya tree . Here he paused . Near him he could hear muted voices coming from the open window of one of the downstairs ...
Page 13
... front lawn and off the rows of porcelain plant pots containing chrysanthemums and asters : these lined the low front wall which , in turn , overlooked the street below . A taxi , a Morris saloon painted red with canary yellow Chinese ...
... front lawn and off the rows of porcelain plant pots containing chrysanthemums and asters : these lined the low front wall which , in turn , overlooked the street below . A taxi , a Morris saloon painted red with canary yellow Chinese ...
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... front entrance of the vehicle . Sand- ingham boarded the bus and sat down on a wooden slat seat . The conductor pulled twice on the thin cord rope that ran the length of the vehicle and the bell dinged by the driver . He paid the ten ...
... front entrance of the vehicle . Sand- ingham boarded the bus and sat down on a wooden slat seat . The conductor pulled twice on the thin cord rope that ran the length of the vehicle and the bell dinged by the driver . He paid the ten ...
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... front and lid . Through the hasp on the chest , in place of the traditional lock , was a modern padlock with a brass face , reinforced steel loop and a combination wheel . The floor was covered by deep - piled Chinese carpets . ' Hello ...
... front and lid . Through the hasp on the chest , in place of the traditional lock , was a modern padlock with a brass face , reinforced steel loop and a combination wheel . The floor was covered by deep - piled Chinese carpets . ' Hello ...
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