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Word: gomar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...prelude, in which Uncle Domitien, visiting the Moermesters' farm, makes an only half-serious promise to Karelina (then just in her teens and worried about life) to help her if things get too much for her. Before long she needs his assistance. She is married off to one Gomar t'Joens, and Gomar -a typical Walloon peasant, roundheaded, hard-drinking, tough-natured - soon proves to be a caution for cats. His small inn becomes a way station for tobacco-smuggling across the French border, and, as Gomar gets deeper into the racket, Karelina's life sinks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Flemish Pastoral | 11/8/1937 | See Source »

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