Diary of Our Fatal Illness
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Description
This moving prose poem tells the story of an aged man who suffers a prolonged and ultimately fatal illness. From initial diagnosis to remission to relapse to death, the experience is narrated by the man’s son, a practicing doctor. Charles Bardes, a physician and poet, draws on years of experience with patients and sickness to construct a narrative that links myth, diverse metamorphoses, and the modern mechanics of death. We stand with the doctors, the family, and, above all, a sick man and his disease as their voices are artfully crafted into a new and powerful language of illness.
Author: Bardes, Charles
Topic: Poetry
Media: Book
ISBN: 022646802X
Language: English
Pages: 64
Additional information
Weight | 0.2 lbs |
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Dimensions | 8.3 × 5.4 × 0.3 in |
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