Sweet Death: A NovelOverlook Press, 1987 - 130 pages Told 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 65
... tell a story , never reveal its history . It seems to me that the scorpions in Zohra's legends weren't so bad . I watch myself getting fatter , I watch myself writing , my head above the mirror , one cheek pressed against the table ...
... tell a story , never reveal its history . It seems to me that the scorpions in Zohra's legends weren't so bad . I watch myself getting fatter , I watch myself writing , my head above the mirror , one cheek pressed against the table ...
Page 72
... tell me the story of your brother scorpion who's napping a few words away from you in the dictionary , you scarab , but you can't , coprophagous insect , you're unable to feed me sunny stories about the joys of life , unable to tell me ...
... tell me the story of your brother scorpion who's napping a few words away from you in the dictionary , you scarab , but you can't , coprophagous insect , you're unable to feed me sunny stories about the joys of life , unable to tell me ...
Page 86
... tell the truth about what it's like to be overwhelmed by megalo- maniac breasts , to feel the squishiness of a flabby roll of fat , to flaunt the outrageous indecency of a loudly gurgling belly ? Who will tell of the monster's ...
... tell the truth about what it's like to be overwhelmed by megalo- maniac breasts , to feel the squishiness of a flabby roll of fat , to flaunt the outrageous indecency of a loudly gurgling belly ? Who will tell of the monster's ...
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