John McGahern - I used to take five or six books away and bring five or six books back. Nobody gave ...

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I used to take five or six books away and bring five or six books back. Nobody gave me direction or advice and I read much in the way that a boy might watch television.

John McGahern

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Ich nahm fünf oder sechs Bücher mit und brachte fünf oder sechs Bücher zurück. Niemand gab mir Anweisungen oder Ratschläge und ich las viel darüber, dass ein Junge fernsehen könnte.

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