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 52
... line I stayed in my seat . I made the same trip back in the opposite direction . I opened another bag of popcorn . About ten people took the child's seat , one after another . Not one of them dared to look me in the face . Then I took ...
... line I stayed in my seat . I made the same trip back in the opposite direction . I opened another bag of popcorn . About ten people took the child's seat , one after another . Not one of them dared to look me in the face . Then I took ...
Page 84
... lines by André Breton while the policeman watched : In Paris the tour Saint - Jacques trembling Like a sunflower . I detached the page from the metal spiral ring by ring and handed it to him solemnly , as if it were a message of the ...
... lines by André Breton while the policeman watched : In Paris the tour Saint - Jacques trembling Like a sunflower . I detached the page from the metal spiral ring by ring and handed it to him solemnly , as if it were a message of the ...
Page 108
... there's only a jumble of lines , some deep , some faint , the maze of my life . I've finally found the way out . The Student's hair is as dark as the Spaniard's . A beautiful inky black . A black the color of scorpions . And 108 SWEET ...
... there's only a jumble of lines , some deep , some faint , the maze of my life . I've finally found the way out . The Student's hair is as dark as the Spaniard's . A beautiful inky black . A black the color of scorpions . And 108 SWEET ...
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