“An old woman wept among the white faces. Two men carrying a body. An old dog crawling on his belly, dragging his hind legs. Several bodies in the corner of the lot, beside a shed, blood-soaked sheets covering them. An ambulance.”

Ask the Dust (1939)

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1909–1983; American novelist, short story writer and screen… 1909–1983

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