In a shallow grave (original 1975; edition 1975)

by James Purdy (Author)

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Title:	In a shallow grave
Authors:	James Purdy (Author)
Info:	New York : Arbor House, c1975.
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In a Shallow Grave by James Purdy (1975)

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A spectacular book. I picked it up years ago, but the beginning was too intense for me. I've since read some of his others and I went back to check it out again. It's off-the-charts great. Vivid characters, surprising contradictions, stellar writing. I rate it a 12 on a scale of 10. (

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In een ondiep graf

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1975

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'Wat jij nodig hebt nu je op 't punt staat af te zwaaien,' had mijn kapitein tegen me gezegd toen ik mijn afmonsteringsgeld kwam ophalen, 'is wat men in mijn grootvaders tijd een kamerdienaar of misschien wel een lijfknecht noemde.'

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