House of Hunger: Short StoriesJoint winner of The Guardian Fiction Prize, this book is a collection of stories about growing up in Rhodesia. |
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Page 24
... night - horrors . A taxi came to a halt . I stumbled into the back seat , mumbling where I was going . But someone , a very fat skin - lightened woman - one of the dancers - jumped into the car and sank against me smiling . ' You want ...
... night - horrors . A taxi came to a halt . I stumbled into the back seat , mumbling where I was going . But someone , a very fat skin - lightened woman - one of the dancers - jumped into the car and sank against me smiling . ' You want ...
Page 62
... night in the dormitory Edmund entertained us with a species of farting which by midnight made it necessary to ventilate the room by opening all the windows even though the night was extremely chilly . The noise of it disturbed Jet , the ...
... night in the dormitory Edmund entertained us with a species of farting which by midnight made it necessary to ventilate the room by opening all the windows even though the night was extremely chilly . The noise of it disturbed Jet , the ...
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... night the ambulance came and he was in it and they wanted someone to go with him . ' What's wrong with him ? ' she ... nights he would have the trembling fits and not know what he was doing or what he was saying , while his hands shook ...
... night the ambulance came and he was in it and they wanted someone to go with him . ' What's wrong with him ? ' she ... nights he would have the trembling fits and not know what he was doing or what he was saying , while his hands shook ...
Contents
Burning in the Rain | 83 |
Black Skin What Mask | 93 |
The Writers Grain | 100 |
Copyright | |
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