Life Form
Life Form
- ISBN 13:
9781609450885
- ISBN 10:
1609450884
- Edition: 1st
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 02/05/2013
- Publisher: Europa Editions Inc
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Summary
One morning, Nothomb receives a letter from one of her readers, am American soldier called Melvin Mapple, who is fighting in Iraq. Horrified by the endless violence around him, he takes comfort in over-eating. Over-eating until his fat starts to suffocate him and he can barely fit into his XXXXL clothes. Disgusted with himself, but unable to control his eating, he takes his mind off his ever-growing bulk by naming it Scheherazade and pretending that he is not alone at night with his flesh. Although initially repulsed, Nothomb is fascinated and begins exchanging letters in earnest with Mapple.