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Sojourn in Arles

Author(s): Owen Marshall

Location(s): Arles

Genre(s): Short Stories

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A chance encounter leads to an appreciation of the spontaneous and passing friendship of strangers in this evocative short story from one of New Zealand’s finest writers.David Wilson takes a trip around Europe after the death of his wife. With limited funds, he accepts the offer from a stranger to stay in his apartment in Arles. For David it is a chance to put himself on hold and live as someone else.Brilliantly tracking David’s shifting sense of himself, this story captures time, place and mood with appealing subtlety and precision.

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