A Serbian VillageHarper & Row, 1967 - 358 pages |
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Page 178
... things from my childhood I could talk about , but they would be similar things . D. I spent my childhood playing , working , and studying . Most of the time I spent and still spend watching the sheep . I have done it since my early ...
... things from my childhood I could talk about , but they would be similar things . D. I spent my childhood playing , working , and studying . Most of the time I spent and still spend watching the sheep . I have done it since my early ...
Page 215
... things much better . They tried to explain things to him but he rarely listened . When he got angry he used to tell them , " Whoever doesn't want to do as I order shall leave home . " Because his sons were married , grandfather never ...
... things much better . They tried to explain things to him but he rarely listened . When he got angry he used to tell them , " Whoever doesn't want to do as I order shall leave home . " Because his sons were married , grandfather never ...
Page 324
... things . Then my husband and brother - in - law went to war [ 1913–14 ] . I had to take care of my paralyzed father - in - law and my mother - in - law . In the second year of the war he died . I had to bury him and give the necessary ...
... things . Then my husband and brother - in - law went to war [ 1913–14 ] . I had to take care of my paralyzed father - in - law and my mother - in - law . In the second year of the war he died . I had to bury him and give the necessary ...
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The Setting | 1 |
FIGURES | 17 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Copyright | |
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