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He then returned to his city, filled with bitterness, humiliated, oppressed, and weak. He found his wife Ḥaya—who had been a picture of robust health and womanly valor when he had set out on his…
Contributor:
Yosef Haim Brenner
Places:
Russian Empire (Belarus, Belarus)
Date:
1900
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. . . An empty street. An unfamiliar shack. A tightly shut gate. And hanging over the gate, over the dead street, over us all—a Cossack cap with a raspberry-colored band. A trail of smoke from an…
Contributor:
Mark Egart
Places:
Moscow, USSR (Moscow, Russia)
Date:
1933–1934
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Inside the house they took their seats. Though it was lighter than a few evenings before, a bulb or two would have helped. Eli had to hold his briefcase towards the window for the last gleamings. He…
Contributor:
Philip Roth
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Date:
1959