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 35
Tonight I ' m forced to write with a Bic ballpoint , even though I hate them . My
fountain pen fell on the ... Sad , this shrunken style of writing , such a contrast to
the thick , wellrounded loops and curves of the preceding pages . Today my
writing ...
Tonight I ' m forced to write with a Bic ballpoint , even though I hate them . My
fountain pen fell on the ... Sad , this shrunken style of writing , such a contrast to
the thick , wellrounded loops and curves of the preceding pages . Today my
writing ...
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Tiny beetle tipsy on liqueur , you ' re marinating in your own juice and black spew
, you don ' t know what you ' re writing anymore , you ' re crossing out , yawning ,
filling in the ovals , the looping ascenders and descenders in the letters , you ...
Tiny beetle tipsy on liqueur , you ' re marinating in your own juice and black spew
, you don ' t know what you ' re writing anymore , you ' re crossing out , yawning ,
filling in the ovals , the looping ascenders and descenders in the letters , you ...
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Difficulties writing . Empty jam jars are piling up everywhere . 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 ...
Difficulties writing . Empty jam jars are piling up everywhere . 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 ...
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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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