HyssopTriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press, 1998 - 175 The friendship of a bishop and a self-proclaimed thief spans over 70 years in this stunning novel full of magic. "Hyssop" is an inquiry into the nature of religion, faith and belief, and into the power of moral dilemmas embedded in loving friendships and in spiritually rich but materially impoverished lives. |
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... face traced out in the burning air , her prayer mixing blood and water with words . And how many times did Mr. V take one drink of the hyssop and shout at her , his face grinding against her face or his shout- ing sawing at her neck and ...
... face traced out in the burning air , her prayer mixing blood and water with words . And how many times did Mr. V take one drink of the hyssop and shout at her , his face grinding against her face or his shout- ing sawing at her neck and ...
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... face of the bull , an old face , wise and approving . Ephpheta " Sugar " Salazar painted this face in 1936. I have the hair of her first three husbands , and I will have the hair of her fourth if I live long enough . In the bathroom of ...
... face of the bull , an old face , wise and approving . Ephpheta " Sugar " Salazar painted this face in 1936. I have the hair of her first three husbands , and I will have the hair of her fourth if I live long enough . In the bathroom of ...
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... face and the face of my mother and Cecilia , and the face of Recita . Deep beneath the surface , I saw the swimming figure of my father , a happy acrobat of the depths . In other words , I saw myself in heaven , where I would never be ...
... face and the face of my mother and Cecilia , and the face of Recita . Deep beneath the surface , I saw the swimming figure of my father , a happy acrobat of the depths . In other words , I saw myself in heaven , where I would never be ...
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