Anatomy Lesson (the Complete Works of Philip Roth)
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After burying his father, Nathan Zuckerman, who was in his late teens, suddenly suffered from an undiagnosable pain that spread from his shoulders and neck to his torso, and even his mind was occupied by this pain. No doctor knew where his ailment came from. He had to rely on painkillers to survive, could not continue writing, and even his movements were hampered by pain. Bored, he began to let his mind wander, recalling his failed marriage and family relationships. Outbursts of extreme nostalgia and ambition to conquer his illness, Zuckerman determined to return to his alma mater, the University of Chicago, where he would study medicine... Rashness and meticulousness, lyricism and irony blended together, admonitions and confessions running through it, with a knowing, benevolent authority. Featuring some of the funniest and most brutal scenes in Philip Roth's novels, this is a grand comedy about illness.
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