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“You should think about nobody and go your own way, not on a course marked out for you by people holding mugs of water and bottles of iodine in case you fall and cut yourself so that they can pick you up - even if you want to stay where you are - and get you moving again.”

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Book:New and Collected Stories
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New and Collected Stories

This book brings together a selection of short stories, offering readers a glimpse into the author's creative range and exploration of various themes across different genres and settings. more

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Alan Sillitoe
Alan Sillitoe

Alan Sillitoe was a British writer known for his novels depicting the lives of the working class. His works profoundly revealed the social conflicts and class differences in the mid-20th-century British industrial society. more

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