Sweet Death: A NovelTold with dazzling narrative brilliance and the haunting power of an impassioned soliloquy, an astonishing parable of a woman's obsession of sweets and delicacies is seen. A novel of heartstopping intensity, black humor and passion not easily forgotten. |
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My fountain pen fell on the floor and broke . The nib is completely bent . I tried to
straighten it , but forget it . The pen is shot . I ' m having trouble finding the right
words , probably because of this cold ink that leaves only dry marks behind .
My fountain pen fell on the floor and broke . The nib is completely bent . I tried to
straighten it , but forget it . The pen is shot . I ' m having trouble finding the right
words , probably because of this cold ink that leaves only dry marks behind .
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The floor is spotted with black splotches , indelible stains , the signature of the
falling pen ' s demise . There are starfish and licorice jellybeans , Chinese and
cuneiform characters , dots , semiquavers , bushy eyebrows , some of those tiny ...
The floor is spotted with black splotches , indelible stains , the signature of the
falling pen ' s demise . There are starfish and licorice jellybeans , Chinese and
cuneiform characters , dots , semiquavers , bushy eyebrows , some of those tiny ...
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... to write today . I could say a few things . Not enough energy . Another blank
page today . Obsessed with the marks on the floor . Still eating . The Student
wasn ' t in class today . So I didn 37 SWEET DEATH.
... to write today . I could say a few things . Not enough energy . Another blank
page today . Obsessed with the marks on the floor . Still eating . The Student
wasn ' t in class today . So I didn 37 SWEET DEATH.
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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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