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Page 17
And Mama , the look on her face if my figure were suddenly to become more like
her own , and my face even prettier than hers — why not ? I suspect she really
prefers me the way I am , even though I inconvenience her . I might have been
her ...
And Mama , the look on her face if my figure were suddenly to become more like
her own , and my face even prettier than hers — why not ? I suspect she really
prefers me the way I am , even though I inconvenience her . I might have been
her ...
Page 64
Before sitting down to write , I put an oval mirror flat on the table , face up , in the
precise spot where I usually open this notebook . Looking down into it , I keep
track of the signs of my metamorphosis , so that not a single stage can escape me
.
Before sitting down to write , I put an oval mirror flat on the table , face up , in the
precise spot where I usually open this notebook . Looking down into it , I keep
track of the signs of my metamorphosis , so that not a single stage can escape me
.
Page 107
I can see the Spaniard full - face . I ' m not afraid of him at all this time , because
there ' s something sad about him , something pathetic and reassuring . He ' s
imploring my mother . They raise their voices . He wants to see the little girl .
I can see the Spaniard full - face . I ' m not afraid of him at all this time , because
there ' s something sad about him , something pathetic and reassuring . He ' s
imploring my mother . They raise their voices . He wants to see the little girl .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sweet Death: A Novel |
| Author | Claude Tardat |
| Translated by | Linda Coverdale |
| Publisher | Overlook Press, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2011 |
| ISBN | 0879512911, 9780879512910 |
| Length | 130 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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