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 38
... ink stains on the floor have haunted me . One of them in particular . While I digest , I fall into a kind of hypnotic state in which the stain invariably reminds me of a scorpion with its tail curled up . Sometimes I stare at it for so ...
... ink stains on the floor have haunted me . One of them in particular . While I digest , I fall into a kind of hypnotic state in which the stain invariably reminds me of a scorpion with its tail curled up . Sometimes I stare at it for so ...
Page 48
... ink stain is just as black as ever . I can hear peals of feminine laughter interspersed with panting and deep sighs in the room next door . They're giving me the sound track for free , and leaving me to imagine the rest of the film on ...
... ink stain is just as black as ever . I can hear peals of feminine laughter interspersed with panting and deep sighs in the room next door . They're giving me the sound track for free , and leaving me to imagine the rest of the film on ...
Page 126
... ink stain . Days and days without writing . Splitting migraines . Chewing seems to resound inside my head . Infernal machine - gun racket . Resist pain through sugar . The gurglings of my bursting belly . Impossible to rest 126 Sweet DEATH.
... ink stain . Days and days without writing . Splitting migraines . Chewing seems to resound inside my head . Infernal machine - gun racket . Resist pain through sugar . The gurglings of my bursting belly . Impossible to rest 126 Sweet DEATH.
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