The VoyeurMourning the death of his lover from cancer, the poet and novelist Paul Morgan visits Mozambique to witness the first elections held in that country after a brutal fifteen year civil war. |
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... drink . ' As I followed him to their table I saw the bulge of the holstered Colt under his jacket . He intro- duced me to the girl and the young man wearing the beard , whose name was Domingos d'Azavedo . The girl was even lovelier than ...
... drink . ' As I followed him to their table I saw the bulge of the holstered Colt under his jacket . He intro- duced me to the girl and the young man wearing the beard , whose name was Domingos d'Azavedo . The girl was even lovelier than ...
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... drink . The soft perfume of her mouth mingled with the cold drink . I realised she was watching me . She smiled slightly and said : ' What do you do , Paul ? ' ' I'm a writer , ' I said . ' A writer ? ' said Antero . ' So am I. What ...
... drink . The soft perfume of her mouth mingled with the cold drink . I realised she was watching me . She smiled slightly and said : ' What do you do , Paul ? ' ' I'm a writer , ' I said . ' A writer ? ' said Antero . ' So am I. What ...
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... drink and I liked Sacha and her silly friends irritated me . I heard myself say , ' No more politics . Why don't you invite me to your place for a nightcap ? ' She stared at me appraisingly for a fraction of a second , then said ...
... drink and I liked Sacha and her silly friends irritated me . I heard myself say , ' No more politics . Why don't you invite me to your place for a nightcap ? ' She stared at me appraisingly for a fraction of a second , then said ...
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acts of irrational Africa Antero bacalhau Bacardi bagaceira Bakari eased balcony Beira binoculars blonde girl blood blue breath ceiling cigarillo claw climbed coffee Colt comb crab curry crutch dark David Lambkin death deck Domingos drank drink elections eyes felt fillets Fin-Nor fingers fish flying bridge Frelimo Gatao George Orwell glass grilled hand heaved irrational violence Joaquim Chissano Kaskazi kissed knew konahead Kristin's Lamu Island Land Cruisers landmine Laurentina beer looked lovers Lucas Lucas's lutta continua Mangrove crabs Maputo Meshak mouth Mozambique Mozambique channel night nodded palm Paul Morgan POCKET PENGUINS political Portuguese rain reel remember Renamo Sacha sailfish sashimi shook his head shot shrugged silly sipped skiff smiled softly sorry South Africa stared stood street stupid Swahili swell tell thought tomorrow United Nations wahoo walked watched wet hair who'd wind woman wondered young