In an unflinching novel about life with AIDS, an imaginative and vital narrator describes the underground lifestyle of his friend, a character based on the philosopher Michel Foucault, until the narrator faces his own infection and death sentence
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Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USA
Hardback. Zustand: Good. A novel that describes, with devastating, darkly comic clarity, its narrator's experience of being diagnosed with AIDS.First published by Gallimard in 1990, To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life describes, with devastating, darkly comic clarity, its narrator's experience of being diagnosed with AIDS. Guibert chronicles three months in the penultimate year of the narrator's life as, in the wake of his friend Muzil's death, he goes from one quack doctor to another, describing the progression of the disease and recording the reactions of his many friends. The novel scandalized the French media, which quickly identified Muzil as Guibert's close friend Michel Foucault. To the Friend became a bestseller, and Guibert a celebrity. Guibert continued to document the daily experiences of his body in a series of novels and diaries, mostly published posthumously. To the Friend has since attained a cult following for its intimate and candid tone, its fragmented and slippery form. As Edmund White observed, Guibert's] very taste for the grotesque, this compulsion to offend, finally affords him the necessary rhetorical panache to convey the full, exhilarating horror of his predicament. In his struggle to piece together a language suited to his suffering, Herv Guibert catapulted himself into notoriety and sealed his reputation for uncompromising, transgressive prose. Artikel-Nr. CIN0689121202G
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Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USA
Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A novel that describes, with devastating, darkly comic clarity, its narrator's experience of being diagnosed with AIDS.First published by Gallimard in 1990, To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life describes, with devastating, darkly comic clarity, its narrator's experience of being diagnosed with AIDS. Guibert chronicles three months in the penultimate year of the narrator's life as, in the wake of his friend Muzil's death, he goes from one quack doctor to another, describing the progression of the disease and recording the reactions of his many friends. The novel scandalized the French media, which quickly identified Muzil as Guibert's close friend Michel Foucault. To the Friend became a bestseller, and Guibert a celebrity. Guibert continued to document the daily experiences of his body in a series of novels and diaries, mostly published posthumously. To the Friend has since attained a cult following for its intimate and candid tone, its fragmented and slippery form. As Edmund White observed, Guibert's] very taste for the grotesque, this compulsion to offend, finally affords him the necessary rhetorical panache to convey the full, exhilarating horror of his predicament. In his struggle to piece together a language suited to his suffering, Herv Guibert catapulted himself into notoriety and sealed his reputation for uncompromising, transgressive prose. Artikel-Nr. CIN0689121202A
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Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G0689121202I3N00
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Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G0689121202I4N00
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Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Artikel-Nr. 6227850-6
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Anbieter: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Atheneum, 1991. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with light spotting to page ends. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf wear. A lovely copy of this landmark novel from Guibert.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Artikel-Nr. 357162
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Anbieter: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, USA
Hardcover. First Edition Thus, Second Printing. Octavo; 246 pages; VG/VG; Purple spine with White text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut '$18.95'; mild edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock clean; Shelved Under Front Counter. 1366246. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Artikel-Nr. 1366246
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Anbieter: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First US Edition. Complete printing number line. Light wear. Clean text. Z. Artikel-Nr. 018635
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