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 55
Luckily my skin is smooth , without a trace of down or hair . The honey spreads
easily . It sticks to the skin . It doesn ' t dribble the way even the thickest kinds of
jam do . Afterward , I lick myself slowly , with the diligence of a 55 SWEET DEATH
.
Luckily my skin is smooth , without a trace of down or hair . The honey spreads
easily . It sticks to the skin . It doesn ' t dribble the way even the thickest kinds of
jam do . Afterward , I lick myself slowly , with the diligence of a 55 SWEET DEATH
.
Page 64
Nothing left but two humid brown slits at the surface of the skin , a fragile gleam ,
the faintest recollection of eyes . The contour of the chin is sinking into the
flabbiness of a flushed and voluminous neck , where lymph glands can be seen
just ...
Nothing left but two humid brown slits at the surface of the skin , a fragile gleam ,
the faintest recollection of eyes . The contour of the chin is sinking into the
flabbiness of a flushed and voluminous neck , where lymph glands can be seen
just ...
Page 109
And dream of my skin ballooning and exploding in midair , with shreds like
tattered pancakes fluttering in slow motion down onto the faces of Mama and her
friends , where they stick fast . Panic . The women scream even louder than they
...
And dream of my skin ballooning and exploding in midair , with shreds like
tattered pancakes fluttering in slow motion down onto the faces of Mama and her
friends , where they stick fast . Panic . The women scream even louder than they
...
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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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