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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... body would then drift along a river of syrup , at whose mouth death would bring an end to the sticky elasticity of Sundays . I would float in the sweetness of eternal honey , a candied island released into weightlessness . What should I ...
... body would then drift along a river of syrup , at whose mouth death would bring an end to the sticky elasticity of Sundays . I would float in the sweetness of eternal honey , a candied island released into weightlessness . What should I ...
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... body devoid of elegance and finesse ? Who would believe me ? Not the Student , no more than any other . Besides , I can't provide any proof . My sole souvenirs of those voyages are the names of cities I never even visited . I don't know ...
... body devoid of elegance and finesse ? Who would believe me ? Not the Student , no more than any other . Besides , I can't provide any proof . My sole souvenirs of those voyages are the names of cities I never even visited . I don't know ...
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... bodies from this temple of intellectual ferment . The noble body . The body beautiful , to be molded in accordance with the re- discovered standards of antiquity . The athletic body , to be dis- played in its perfect plasticity . The ...
... bodies from this temple of intellectual ferment . The noble body . The body beautiful , to be molded in accordance with the re- discovered standards of antiquity . The athletic body , to be dis- played in its perfect plasticity . The ...
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