The Journey Not the Arrival Matters: An Autobiography of the Years 1939 to 1969The author's account of World War II, his wife's death, and his political and literary activities. "A splendid ending to one of the most remarkable literary achievements of our time" (New York Times Book Review). Index; photographs. |
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Page 21
... things . I put one of them in the bucket of water , and instantly an extraordi- nary , a terrible thing happened . This blind , amorphous thing began to fight desperately for its life , struggling , beating the water with its paws . I ...
... things . I put one of them in the bucket of water , and instantly an extraordi- nary , a terrible thing happened . This blind , amorphous thing began to fight desperately for its life , struggling , beating the water with its paws . I ...
Page 41
... thing which perhaps to some extent influenced her in this determination to write " a novel of fact " . She was oversensitive to any criticism , and one of the things most often said against her as novelist was that she could not create ...
... thing which perhaps to some extent influenced her in this determination to write " a novel of fact " . She was oversensitive to any criticism , and one of the things most often said against her as novelist was that she could not create ...
Page 195
... things to you , if you are a stranger , than they would be in , say , France or Germany . But I do not think this ... things in it . All governments are evil in one way or another , and the worst thing about our rule in India and Ceylon ...
... things to you , if you are a stranger , than they would be in , say , France or Germany . But I do not think this ... things in it . All governments are evil in one way or another , and the worst thing about our rule in India and Ceylon ...
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