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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... light was still on over the desk. Turning right, he came to a navy-blue painted door and slipped the catch. lt clicked loudly and he glanced through it, shutting it gently but firmly behind him. He was on a staircase.
... light was still on over the desk. Turning right, he came to a navy-blue painted door and slipped the catch. lt clicked loudly and he glanced through it, shutting it gently but firmly behind him. He was on a staircase.
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... light green and then to a peachy cream that developed into the soft , subtle yellow of maturity . From the present tree he had never seen any fruit drop . It was always picked by someone unseen . It was as if they came in the night and ...
... light green and then to a peachy cream that developed into the soft , subtle yellow of maturity . From the present tree he had never seen any fruit drop . It was always picked by someone unseen . It was as if they came in the night and ...
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... light was still on over the desk . Turning right , he came to a navy - blue painted door and slipped the catch . It clicked loudly and he glanced through it , shutting it gently but firmly behind him . He was on a staircase that was ...
... light was still on over the desk . Turning right , he came to a navy - blue painted door and slipped the catch . It clicked loudly and he glanced through it , shutting it gently but firmly behind him . He was on a staircase that was ...
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... light blue suit . Sandingham coveted those suits . The man's hands were large and although his voice was quiet he had an awesome temper . The staff of the hotel respected or feared him . He was not one of them . He was like a mandarin ...
... light blue suit . Sandingham coveted those suits . The man's hands were large and although his voice was quiet he had an awesome temper . The staff of the hotel respected or feared him . He was not one of them . He was like a mandarin ...
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... light . He looked up from his feet and automatically from right to left . A few houses with deep - set balconies now ... lights . Ahead of him he was pushing a home - made wooden trolley mounted on four pram wheels , and piled high ...
... light . He looked up from his feet and automatically from right to left . A few houses with deep - set balconies now ... lights . Ahead of him he was pushing a home - made wooden trolley mounted on four pram wheels , and piled high ...
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