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 17
... woman are shouting at each other . Then , silence , broken now and then by sobbing . Followed by the rest : stifled laughter , the yelping of dogs happy to be reunited with their master . I haven't seen any of the other tenants the ...
... woman are shouting at each other . Then , silence , broken now and then by sobbing . Followed by the rest : stifled laughter , the yelping of dogs happy to be reunited with their master . I haven't seen any of the other tenants the ...
Page 63
... woman in her mid - forties is contemplating La Danse à Bougival . A priv- ileged moment . It's early yet . The crowd hasn't reached that painting . She has it all to herself . Innocent , ecstatic , lost in chromatic happiness , in the ...
... woman in her mid - forties is contemplating La Danse à Bougival . A priv- ileged moment . It's early yet . The crowd hasn't reached that painting . She has it all to herself . Innocent , ecstatic , lost in chromatic happiness , in the ...
Page 98
... woman encountered on a sidewalk , forcing people to step aside because she took up so much room . A lady dwarf swaddled in fat , writing on the terrace of the café where others come to have a drink . A stump of a woman , repulsively ...
... woman encountered on a sidewalk , forcing people to step aside because she took up so much room . A lady dwarf swaddled in fat , writing on the terrace of the café where others come to have a drink . A stump of a woman , repulsively ...
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