On Heroes and TombsPortrays the search for a remedy to the despair caused by political repression and the struggle against a historical precedent that destroys free will in a story set in Argentina during Peron's first years. |
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... felt , or at least manifested : in a smile , a song , a few words . Meanwhile Bruno said to himself : Well , why not ? What is happiness , after all ? And why wouldn't she have felt happy with that youngster , at any rate at those ...
... felt , or at least manifested : in a smile , a song , a few words . Meanwhile Bruno said to himself : Well , why not ? What is happiness , after all ? And why wouldn't she have felt happy with that youngster , at any rate at those ...
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... felt that far away from the city , from tumult and fury , lack of understanding and cruelty ; never had he felt so far removed from his mother's filth , the obsession with money , the atmosphere of shady deals , cynicism , and the ...
... felt that far away from the city , from tumult and fury , lack of understanding and cruelty ; never had he felt so far removed from his mother's filth , the obsession with money , the atmosphere of shady deals , cynicism , and the ...
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... felt toward her mother as she grew up . So I'll go back to what I was telling you about before : Fernando's marriage . It might come as a surprise to anyone that a nihilist like Fernando , that moral terrorist who felt nothing but scorn ...
... felt toward her mother as she grew up . So I'll go back to what I was telling you about before : Fernando's marriage . It might come as a surprise to anyone that a nihilist like Fernando , that moral terrorist who felt nothing but scorn ...
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Rumours of Wars: Civil Conflict in Nineteenth-century Latin America Rebecca Earle No preview available - 2000 |