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A Sweet Death
Paperback
Publisher Price: $12.95
ISBN13: 9781609440152
Publisher: Vertvolta Press
Published: Dec 1 2010
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.36 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The fundamental inanity of existence has already pierced my heart, and I know now that only cakes have any savor.
In a tiny room under the Parisian rooftops, a precocious student concocts a rather unusual plan for a simple task: suicide. A dizzying array of desserts--pastries, chocolates, cookies, custards and more--are the instruments of her demise.
A Sweet Death is the macabre and humorous record of a young woman's eccentric progression. A rumination on life, literature, philosophy, fashion, love, and--most importantly--food.
By turns sumptuous, horrific and hopeful, Claude Tardat's novel is an original and compelling exploration of what it means to be alive.
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