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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Page 53
My legs really felt every step of the way . My clogged - up heart is beating wildly .
For the first time , climbing seven flights of stairs seemed an almost
insurmountable challenge . I collapsed on the bed ; my legs felt like cement .
Drowsiness .
My legs really felt every step of the way . My clogged - up heart is beating wildly .
For the first time , climbing seven flights of stairs seemed an almost
insurmountable challenge . I collapsed on the bed ; my legs felt like cement .
Drowsiness .
Page 56
I placed a hand mirror on the floor tonight to examine this red hole between my
legs , an entrance that has never been used and never will be by anyone , not
even me . Suddenly I became very hungry , with violent stomach pains . I sucked
...
I placed a hand mirror on the floor tonight to examine this red hole between my
legs , an entrance that has never been used and never will be by anyone , not
even me . Suddenly I became very hungry , with violent stomach pains . I sucked
...
Page 109
I tried to run away , but my legs grew heavier and heavier , so they quickly caught
up with me . They threw me down on the beach and split open my belly with one
thrust of a sharp harpoon . My sugary entrails writhed on the sand , a sallow ...
I tried to run away , but my legs grew heavier and heavier , so they quickly caught
up with me . They threw me down on the beach and split open my belly with one
thrust of a sharp harpoon . My sugary entrails writhed on the sand , a sallow ...
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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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