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A blind Greek peddler tells the story of the wedding between a fellow peddler and his bride in a remarkable series of vivid and telling vignettes. As the book cinematically moves from one character's perspective to another, events and characters move toward the convergence of the wedding--and... read more
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“Her capacities go out one by one, and there's no night, no stars, only a cellar form which she can never walk out and nobody else can stay. She's given medicines which make her ill, but which stop her from dying for a little while. In this little while there's pain and time but no hope.”
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"I like quoting ancient verses when the occasion is apt."
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Berger (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0679439811
Page Count: 202
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0679439811
Page Count: 202
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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