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 50
... speaking but a stranger who has taken over my voice , who says what anyone
at all might say , banalities that betray nothing , after all one has to keep the
conversation going , revolting pap , making mincemeat of the Russian writers and
the ...
... speaking but a stranger who has taken over my voice , who says what anyone
at all might say , banalities that betray nothing , after all one has to keep the
conversation going , revolting pap , making mincemeat of the Russian writers and
the ...
Page 91
Her voice filled all the space between us , warm and fluid when she praised the
ambience of Brussels but tinged with bitterness to describe Madagascar . She
spoke at length about the suffocating heat on the She entered without knocking.
Her voice filled all the space between us , warm and fluid when she praised the
ambience of Brussels but tinged with bitterness to describe Madagascar . She
spoke at length about the suffocating heat on the She entered without knocking.
Page 107
They raise their voices . He wants to see the little girl . He wants to see me . He
says my name . They quarrel . They lower their voices . They spit strangled words
at each other . They make wild threats . They ' re struggling , grappling with each
...
They raise their voices . He wants to see the little girl . He wants to see me . He
says my name . They quarrel . They lower their voices . They spit strangled words
at each other . They make wild threats . They ' re struggling , grappling with each
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sweet Death: A Novel |
| Author | Claude Tardat |
| Translated by | Linda Coverdale |
| Publisher | Overlook Press, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0879512911, 9780879512910 |
| Length | 130 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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