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- Smoke and Other Early Stories, by Djuna Barnes (1982)
- “The Jest of Jests” (1917)
About the book
- Virago Modern Classics, 1985, 184 p.
- First published as a collection in 1982. Stories first published in 1917.
- Goodreads
- My rating: 3,5 stars
‘Billy,’ she said, and her voice was cold and practical, ‘I couldn’t ever boil potatoes over the heat of your affection.’
– Djuna Barnes, Smoke and Other Early Stories
