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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... round . His left hand was folded under his chest . It was numb , and this had been a part of the dream , although now he was unable to say how . His right hand was lying on the pillow next to his face and in the semi - darkness of the ...
... round . His left hand was folded under his chest . It was numb , and this had been a part of the dream , although now he was unable to say how . His right hand was lying on the pillow next to his face and in the semi - darkness of the ...
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... rounds in the morn- ing . He reasoned all this quite clearly in the half - concious state into which he had sat up . ' Five minutes , ' he said . ' I'll be out in five minutes . Do the next room first . ' The roomboy , who had turned ...
... rounds in the morn- ing . He reasoned all this quite clearly in the half - concious state into which he had sat up . ' Five minutes , ' he said . ' I'll be out in five minutes . Do the next room first . ' The roomboy , who had turned ...
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... round curve of the hotel reception desk with the staff seated behind it - the girl clerk who handled registration , the two Chinese clerks who prepared the bills , operated the tele- phone switchboard , sorted the mail and took ...
... round curve of the hotel reception desk with the staff seated behind it - the girl clerk who handled registration , the two Chinese clerks who prepared the bills , operated the tele- phone switchboard , sorted the mail and took ...
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... round quickly . ' Hello , Mr Leung , how are you ? ' ' After all this time , you still don't call me Francis , ' replied the Chinese ironically . He had no trace of an accent : if anything , there was a slight American twang to his ...
... round quickly . ' Hello , Mr Leung , how are you ? ' ' After all this time , you still don't call me Francis , ' replied the Chinese ironically . He had no trace of an accent : if anything , there was a slight American twang to his ...
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... round firmness . His head was under the hedge , but even in the shade the sun caught his blond hair and gave it a golden sheen . It was the colour hair that Chinese , passing in the street , would touch for luck . Blond hair was lucky ...
... round firmness . His head was under the hedge , but even in the shade the sun caught his blond hair and gave it a golden sheen . It was the colour hair that Chinese , passing in the street , would touch for luck . Blond hair was lucky ...
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