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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... tree grow and fill , turn from dark to 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 ...
... tree grow and fill , turn from dark to 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 ...
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... tree . Here the fruit was hanging level with his face , but several feet away from the wall . Judging the distance carefully , he let himself fall outwards to the tree . He hugged the trunk tightly as it swayed away from the wall , then ...
... tree . Here the fruit was hanging level with his face , but several feet away from the wall . Judging the distance carefully , he let himself fall outwards to the tree . He hugged the trunk tightly as it swayed away from the wall , then ...
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... tree shuddered and two more papaya came loose , one hitting him on the shoulder before falling into the bushes below . He slithered down the trunk , searched for the ripe fruit on all fours . It was nowhere to be seen . Puzzled , he ...
... tree shuddered and two more papaya came loose , one hitting him on the shoulder before falling into the bushes below . He slithered down the trunk , searched for the ripe fruit on all fours . It was nowhere to be seen . Puzzled , he ...
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... trees and past the houses of the very wealthy . He looked along the street to see if there were a bus in sight , and saw instead a large American convertible come to a halt at the junction leading up the hill . At the wheel sat a ...
... trees and past the houses of the very wealthy . He looked along the street to see if there were a bus in sight , and saw instead a large American convertible come to a halt at the junction leading up the hill . At the wheel sat a ...
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... tree where fibrous leaves had fallen and matted together . He even found a pair of sunglasses , but as they were a lady's pair in faint blue plastic he could not wear them and reluctantly tossed them into the undergrowth , too . Finally ...
... tree where fibrous leaves had fallen and matted together . He even found a pair of sunglasses , but as they were a lady's pair in faint blue plastic he could not wear them and reluctantly tossed them into the undergrowth , too . Finally ...
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