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... as much bread as he could eat, seven or eight radishes, a pinch of salt, two hard-boiled eggs, and, in a tin cup passed from hand to hand, a swallow of wine. These freight sailors earned a franc and a half for a day of labor; over.
A Novel Mario Vargas Llosa. franc and a half for a day of labor; over the long winters, they barely scraped by. Their work in the open air was hard when the weather was rainy. But in the relationship of the men with their master, Flora ...
... half months from Marseille, with stops at Aden and Noumea, where he had to change ships. When he set foot in Tahiti at last, he had just turned forty-three. He had brought all his belongings with him, as if to show that he was finished ...
... half in jest and half seriously, for swearing like a sailor (“That's what I was for many years, Sister”), for smoking his pipe ceaselessly despite his ill health, and for demanding with brusque gestures that his cups of coffee be dosed ...
... Half an hour later, he set out home for Mataiea, followed on foot by his brand-new acquisition, a local beauty who spoke charming French and was carrying all her belongings on her shoulder. He offered to sit her on the horse's rump, but ...
Contents
Mysterious Waters | |
The Shadow of Charles Fourier | |
Annah from Java | |
News from Peru | |
Portrait of Aline Gauguin | |
Nevermore | |
Arequipa | |
What Are | |
The Nun Gutiérrez | |
Wrestling with the Angel | |
The Battle of Cangallo | |
The House of Pleasure | |
Words to Change the World | |