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Word: encrustation (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Desert of Failure. The terrain itself is the real villain of the novel. The "territory" is a dreadful place of waterless rivers where turtles encrust a rock like scabs, and the "so-oopwha wind" reddens the sky with sandstorms. The only hope for anyone in such a place is to get away from it. Feebly, Ferris' daughter tries to escape, but, though beautiful, she is dim-witted and can't pass the exams that might get her a city job. The place is too much for her; the jackals and the thorn trees have won, she wails. Novelist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Colonial Ritual | 3/10/1967 | See Source »

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