Phoenix, Volume 1Sri Lanka Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, 1990 - Commonwealth literature (English) |
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Page 8
... voice , no indecision when he said , It is out of the question , Chitra , you know it , let's not get hysterical about it , I'm not on some suicidal squad , and really not cut out to be a hero . And you can't forget my horoscope I'm to ...
... voice , no indecision when he said , It is out of the question , Chitra , you know it , let's not get hysterical about it , I'm not on some suicidal squad , and really not cut out to be a hero . And you can't forget my horoscope I'm to ...
Page 17
... voice which he generally assumed whenever he wanted to put her mind at rest , he spoke to her . She understood what he was trying to do and grumbled , " I feel frightened . " " What is there to feel frightened about ? You are ...
... voice which he generally assumed whenever he wanted to put her mind at rest , he spoke to her . She understood what he was trying to do and grumbled , " I feel frightened . " " What is there to feel frightened about ? You are ...
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... voice of protest in the racist wilderness of Rhodesia but a voice decades ahead : The Grass is Singing was published in 1950 . - - - - Comments Bessie Head makes seem to suggest that she would have resisted attempts to label her a ...
... voice of protest in the racist wilderness of Rhodesia but a voice decades ahead : The Grass is Singing was published in 1950 . - - - - Comments Bessie Head makes seem to suggest that she would have resisted attempts to label her a ...
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