Thus looked at from outside, these guests --in this dead-and-alive dining room, of this dead-and-alive house, of this dead-and-alive street, of this dead-and-alive little town--in grey, dead winter of the deadliest part of the most deadly war in history--thus seen from a detached point of view, they presented an extraordinary spectacle.
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About Patrick Hamilton, The Slaves of Solitude
Patrick Hamilton, The Slaves of Solitude.
Themes
- War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war