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 37
It seemed necessary to me , from time immemorial , that I should disappear from
the face of the earth . And soon there was nothing left of my mortal coil , my
assailants , or the storm . I had become the spirit of the ocean . At that instant
someone ...
It seemed necessary to me , from time immemorial , that I should disappear from
the face of the earth . And soon there was nothing left of my mortal coil , my
assailants , or the storm . I had become the spirit of the ocean . At that instant
someone ...
Page 79
My cheek still smarts from the pinch he bestowed on me , calling me “ pequeñita
mia " several times in his gravelly voice , a bit harsh and overbearing despite the
pleasure he seemed to take in calling me that . He put down his glass and ...
My cheek still smarts from the pinch he bestowed on me , calling me “ pequeñita
mia " several times in his gravelly voice , a bit harsh and overbearing despite the
pleasure he seemed to take in calling me that . He put down his glass and ...
Page 108
Nothing could have seemed more reasonable to me than his presence at my side
, and I thought it only natural that he should have taken off his shoes to make less
noise out in the hall . Kneeling against my bed , he leaned his head on my arm ...
Nothing could have seemed more reasonable to me than his presence at my side
, and I thought it only natural that he should have taken off his shoes to make less
noise out in the hall . Kneeling against my bed , he leaned his head on my arm ...
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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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