“He was dying. He knew now that he was dying. Something was tearing at his body. Meanwhile she was leaning over him, supporting him by the shoulders, and he felt the shoulder blade, ignominiously reduced to skin and bone, flinch beneath his wife’s gentle hand. Ignominy, that was what he was dying of, ignominy. WasContinue reading “RKS Literature: Death and What Lies Ahead (Françoise Sagan)”
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RKS Literature: The Gigolo at the Cattle Fair (Françoise Sagan)
“She suddenly remembered that hectic party and the first glimpse she had of Nicholas, looking miserable because old Mme Essini was talking to him t very close quarters and giggling girlishly. Nicolas was pressed up against the bar, with no hope of escape. The scene had amused her at first, then she had looked atContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Gigolo at the Cattle Fair (Françoise Sagan)”
RKS Literature: Self Esteem of the Gigolo (Françoise Sagan)
“Not that she respected him more than the others: she kept him completely, dressed him, gave him expensive presents which he didn’t throw back in her face. He never went in for those stupid, boorish ploys the others indulged in, those sulky moods when they wanted something or felt they were the injured party inContinue reading “RKS Literature: Self Esteem of the Gigolo (Françoise Sagan)”
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