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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Page 8
... voices coming from the open window of one of the downstairs front suites ; the sound of lovers in the early morning . He heard a man's cough , then the quiet whisper of a woman . The tree was younger yet also higher than he had expected ...
... voices coming from the open window of one of the downstairs front suites ; the sound of lovers in the early morning . He heard a man's cough , then the quiet whisper of a woman . The tree was younger yet also higher than he had expected ...
Page 14
... 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 lording over his albeit small domain . Sandingham backed up three steps . No one could see him ...
... 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 lording over his albeit small domain . Sandingham backed up three steps . No one could see him ...
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... voice was sincere and the Chinese knew it . ' It doesn't matter : don't even try . For old time's sake , Joseph . Take care . ' Leung turned and left the room without looking back . In this fashion Sandingham was dismissed and promptly ...
... voice was sincere and the Chinese knew it . ' It doesn't matter : don't even try . For old time's sake , Joseph . Take care . ' Leung turned and left the room without looking back . In this fashion Sandingham was dismissed and promptly ...
Page 25
... voice . ' I had been hoping to catch you before you left this morning but I'm afraid I was detained in the hotel office . ' ' What can I do for you ? ' Sandingham sat up : he knew perfectly well what was wanted . ' I'm sorry to bother ...
... voice . ' I had been hoping to catch you before you left this morning but I'm afraid I was detained in the hotel office . ' ' What can I do for you ? ' Sandingham sat up : he knew perfectly well what was wanted . ' I'm sorry to bother ...
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... voice tired from traipsing around in the tropical heat . ' A coffee ice , a coffee ice ! ' chanted the youngest child , fighting to be heard over his immediate superior's demand for a peach melba , also repeated several times . Their voices ...
... voice tired from traipsing around in the tropical heat . ' A coffee ice , a coffee ice ! ' chanted the youngest child , fighting to be heard over his immediate superior's demand for a peach melba , also repeated several times . Their voices ...
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