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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I don ' t know how to talk , never having had anyone to talk to . And very early on ,
I discovered the great deceitfulness of speech . The sincerity of the written word ?
Sometimes , in a pinch . I bought a bar of nougat from a candy machine on the ...
I don ' t know how to talk , never having had anyone to talk to . And very early on ,
I discovered the great deceitfulness of speech . The sincerity of the written word ?
Sometimes , in a pinch . I bought a bar of nougat from a candy machine on the ...
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To talk , dance , smile ? Must I become that languid and cooing young woman
leaning up against a man beneath my bedroom window , while Mama plays a
waltz on the drawing - room piano as the guests , sleepy with heat and alcohol ,
hum ...
To talk , dance , smile ? Must I become that languid and cooing young woman
leaning up against a man beneath my bedroom window , while Mama plays a
waltz on the drawing - room piano as the guests , sleepy with heat and alcohol ,
hum ...
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I can talk to him about books for hours , if he wants , but eating comes first , eating
as long as it ' s possible to talk , to eat , never satisfied , never full enough .
Sudden twist of the knife : “ Why are you hiding ? ” he asks me . Disconcerted , I
don ...
I can talk to him about books for hours , if he wants , but eating comes first , eating
as long as it ' s possible to talk , to eat , never satisfied , never full enough .
Sudden twist of the knife : “ Why are you hiding ? ” he asks me . Disconcerted , I
don ...
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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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