I Have what I Gave: The Fiction of Janet FrameG. Braziller, 1993 - 194 էջ |
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... human victims : " a germ cell like a great sleeping beast lies curled upon the ... doorstep , tethered to past centur- ies " ( p 33 ) . The sleeping beast , which at any moment may awaken to infect or consume , mocks human complacency ...
... human victims : " a germ cell like a great sleeping beast lies curled upon the ... doorstep , tethered to past centur- ies " ( p 33 ) . The sleeping beast , which at any moment may awaken to infect or consume , mocks human complacency ...
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... Human activities provoke disparaging judgements from the Perpetual Snowflake . He mocks warmongering by likening a navy to children at play : " they press buttons which open snow- white umbrellas above the sea the candy floss of death ...
... Human activities provoke disparaging judgements from the Perpetual Snowflake . He mocks warmongering by likening a navy to children at play : " they press buttons which open snow- white umbrellas above the sea the candy floss of death ...
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... human beans ' ( human beings ) or ' has - beens ' , a macabre yet childlike play on words suggesting that humans are insignificant . The invisible soldiers , the people ash , the beans in coffins and the silent Erlene all serve to ...
... human beans ' ( human beings ) or ' has - beens ' , a macabre yet childlike play on words suggesting that humans are insignificant . The invisible soldiers , the people ash , the beans in coffins and the silent Erlene all serve to ...
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Authors Note | 2 |
Introduction | 3 |
Owls Do Cry | 13 |
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13 այլ բաժինները չեն ցուցադրվում
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