Guibert, Herve
To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life
- ISBN 13:
- 9781788168397
- author:
- Guibert, Herve
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Serpent's Tail
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
A devastating and darkly humorous novel about the author's experience with AIDS, chronicling three months in the penultimate year of his life. After being diagnosed, Hervé Guibert embarks on a journey to cheat death, visiting various doctors and test centres, and navigating the highs and lows of trying to come to terms with his mortality. The book, which was first published in 1990, caused a scandal in the French media, leading to Guibert's friend Michel Foucault being mistakenly identified as his close friend Muzil. Despite the controversy, the novel has since become a cult classic, celebrated for its tender, fragmented, and beautifully written accounts of illness, friendship, sex, art, and everyday life. This powerful and unflinching novel is a testament to Guibert's skill as a writer, offering a shocking and precise portrayal of one man's struggle to confront his own mortality.
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