There was an old hair trunk in one corner, and a guitar-box in another, and all sorts of little knickknacks and jimcracks around, like girls brisken up a room with.
Although the town is in a remote valley, just as Hilton's Shangri-La was, the author didn't describe the stores of touristy knickknacks and the Western-style cafes I found.
But with time, I found my creative rhythm, gathering all manner of pictures and knickknacks, some sentimental, others unfamiliar, collecting discarded objects, old pictures, even letters.
Thanks to him the Street of the Turks, with its dazzling display of knickknacks, became a melodic oasis where one could forget Arcadio's arbitrary acts and the distant nightmare of the war.
Little poufs and tables of knickknacks spring up like mushrooms, and the walls are lined with Stratocasters and Flying Vs, violins, an assortment of harps, one stout cello propped up in the corner.
There could be no fanciness — no gaudy calendars or lace pillows or knickknacks — but everything in the house must be plain and dark and indicative of work and the real true purpose.