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Hong Kong’s people were subjects of the British Empire for more than a hundred years

Tens of thousands took part in the pillage of Palestinian property

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the collection explores selfhood through the passage of time and distance

conveys with astonishing clarity how seeds of hope might linger amid the most trying of times

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a waitress in one of the cafés on the leafy town square

first published in 1924

so he buys himself a Ferrari 328 GTS and drives around sharing cigars with his few remaining friends

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her work is going no better