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 56
Perhaps that ' s what I could offer the Student . All this drool going to waste . For
free . What else have I got to give ? My fat is stored mostly around my thighs and
pelvis . My stomach is going to stick out so far that soon I ' ll lose sight of my sex .
Perhaps that ' s what I could offer the Student . All this drool going to waste . For
free . What else have I got to give ? My fat is stored mostly around my thighs and
pelvis . My stomach is going to stick out so far that soon I ' ll lose sight of my sex .
Page 84
Stretched out face up on the bench , with my knees crooked and the notebook
braced against my thighs , I still don ' t feel very well . The dozen hot croissants I
just wolfed down are lying heavily on my stomach . Nothing more indigestible
than ...
Stretched out face up on the bench , with my knees crooked and the notebook
braced against my thighs , I still don ' t feel very well . The dozen hot croissants I
just wolfed down are lying heavily on my stomach . Nothing more indigestible
than ...
Page 120
Constant burning sensation in my stomach . I keep belching a sweetish gas . I ' m
chewing on my fingers . Suggested recipe for authors who wish to add weight to
their words , density to their writing : dip the pen in a mixture of sugar and ink .
Constant burning sensation in my stomach . I keep belching a sweetish gas . I ' m
chewing on my fingers . Suggested recipe for authors who wish to add weight to
their words , density to their writing : dip the pen in a mixture of sugar and ink .
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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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