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Available
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Publication
Zetcentrale Meppel, 1991
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LibraryThing member s.kaosar
I'm consistently drawn to this short story of a middle aged man who finds love just as his prime is fading. There's something about the writing, it's simple realistic manner that packs a silent punch. The emotions of each of the characters are finely felt and I always find myself following the
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words so intently. Even though I know what's going to happen, what's going to be said, reading it always feels like the first time – just has suspenseful, a little giddy, and ever in awe. Show Less
LibraryThing member Lucifey
. . . who loved without any genuine feeling, with superfluous phrases, affectedly, hysterically, with an expression that suggested that it was not love nor passion, but something more significant; . . .
Exquisite prose.
Exquisite prose.
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Language
Original language
Russian
Original publication date
1899
1964 (English translation, Magarshack)
Physical description
38 p.; 24 cm