William Saroyan was born in Fresno, California, in 1908 of Armenian simple . He received the Pulitzer dedicated for Drama in 1940 for «The Time of You Life» and wrote many short stories, plays and novels… «My Heart’s in the Highlands» and «My Name is Aram». One of literary critics said about him, «for technical mastery and charm of naturalness, Saroyan has few masters.»
One of his best stories is «The Human Comedy», which the author … to his mother. In the preface to the book W. Saroyan writes, «This story is for you. I hope you like it. I have written as parentage as possible, with that blending of the severe and light-hearted which is especially yours and our family’s. The story is not …, I know, but it will surely seem enough to you, since your son wrote it and including so well.
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1. We listened to the speaker with great attention. 2. He made his speech in English, but we understood him quite well. 3. The Old Man was impatient with any kind of talk. 4. You have come in vain. He is busy today and can’t receive you. 5. All of them came five minutes before the lecture and seated themselves in the hall. 6. By the time you come back, I shall have done it. 7. I’ll come at any rate and see what I can do for you. 8. I couldn’t expect it from you. 9. If we begin our work early in the morning we shall be able to finish it on time. 10. In spite of all their efforts, the experiment was not a success. 11. Under the circumstances he had to leave town. 12. We regarded him as an intelligent man.