…We also have friends among the railroad men, and they tell us that so far the Germans of the garrison haven’t dared touch the pumpkins. They’ve blocked the line and have brought in a team of mine detectors from Cracow. They’re more worried about the pumpkins than about the car you stole.
Primo LeviAbout author
- Author's profession: Scientist
- Nationality: italian
- Born: July 31, 1919
- Died: April 11, 1987
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