Recently adapted for the screen, this now-classic collection of ten stories from the author of Resuscitation of a Hanged Man and Angels is narrated by a young man, a recovering alcholic and heroin addict whose dependencies have led him to petty crime, cruelty, betrayal, and various kinds of loss.
Story of Jesus
โ Scribed by Review by: H. V. L. S.
- Book ID
- 124249087
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1952
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 422 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-9909
- DOI
- 10.2307/718426
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Recently adapted for the screen, this now-classic collection of ten stories from the author of Resuscitation of a Hanged Man and Angels is narrated by a young man, a recovering alcholic and heroin addict whose dependencies have led him to petty crime, cruelty, betrayal, and various kinds of loss.
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