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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... pulled a pair of dark trousers, with frayed turn-ups. They were old and slightly long for him — hardly surprising, as they had not been tailored to fit him. He put on unwashed grey socks and slipped his feet into scuffed brown brogues ...
... pulled a pair of dark trousers, with frayed turn-ups. They were old and slightly long for him — hardly surprising, as they had not been tailored to fit him. He put on unwashed grey socks and slipped his feet into scuffed brown brogues ...
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... pulled firmly and the slats of the blind shuttled together loudly as he raised it . Dawn had come while he was smoking and daylight had already overpowered the glim of the neon street lamps . The metal window - frames were warm to his ...
... pulled firmly and the slats of the blind shuttled together loudly as he raised it . Dawn had come while he was smoking and daylight had already overpowered the glim of the neon street lamps . The metal window - frames were warm to his ...
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... pulled a pair of dark trousers , with frayed turn - ups . They were old and slightly long for him - hardly surprising , as they had not been tailored to fit him . He put on unwashed grey socks and slipped his feet into scuffed brown ...
... pulled a pair of dark trousers , with frayed turn - ups . They were old and slightly long for him - hardly surprising , as they had not been tailored to fit him . He put on unwashed grey socks and slipped his feet into scuffed brown ...
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... pulled hard . The wire released him , but one barb dug into his ankle as he broke free . The tree shuddered and two more papaya came loose , one hitting him on the shoulder before falling into the bushes below . He slithered down the ...
... pulled hard . The wire released him , but one barb dug into his ankle as he broke free . The tree shuddered and two more papaya came loose , one hitting him on the shoulder before falling into the bushes below . He slithered down the ...
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... 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 - cent fare and received a flimsy ticket made of something very like thin greaseproof paper . He folded this once ...
... 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 - cent fare and received a flimsy ticket made of something very like thin greaseproof paper . He folded this once ...
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