The Case WorkerThe daily routine of a man in charge of children at a state welfare organization and the demands that are made upon him are depicted in the novel set in present day Hungary. |
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... word , but would merely hold a sheaf of poems under a prospective custom- er's nose , at the same time producing a card with the words : " Help a poor disabled veteran . His own poems for only one forint . " Some gave him two forints ...
... word , but would merely hold a sheaf of poems under a prospective custom- er's nose , at the same time producing a card with the words : " Help a poor disabled veteran . His own poems for only one forint . " Some gave him two forints ...
Page 35
... word " forbidden " ; his pet word was " unnecessary , " and as he said it , his hand in its bloodstained rubber glove would scythe the air with special emphasis . His followers usually met in subcells of four or five ; they reminded one ...
... word " forbidden " ; his pet word was " unnecessary , " and as he said it , his hand in its bloodstained rubber glove would scythe the air with special emphasis . His followers usually met in subcells of four or five ; they reminded one ...
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... word applies to me . I'm no more human than my son . Let's have a cigarette . I'm a freak . Of course , that , too , is a human word . " We both laughed . He peeled a carrot for his son , we watched him munch it , and then I left . That ...
... word applies to me . I'm no more human than my son . Let's have a cigarette . I'm a freak . Of course , that , too , is a human word . " We both laughed . He peeled a carrot for his son , we watched him munch it , and then I left . That ...
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