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1930. In the Land of Pain is a collection of notes by Alphonse Daudet chronicling the pain and suffering he experienced from tabes dorsalis, its effects on his relationships with friends, family, and other people, and the various drugs he took and physical treatments he underwent in his fight against the disease.
- Alphonse Daudet
- 1930
In the Land of Pain. Alphonse Daudet, Julian Barnes (Translator) 3.76. 469 ratings86 reviews. As Julian Barnes writes in the introduction to his superb translation of Alphonse Daudet’s La Doulou, the mostly forgotten writer nowadays “ate at the top literary table” during his lifetime (1840–1897).
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Jul 4, 2014 · Alphonse Daudet, a 19th-century French writer, recorded his agonizing experience of tertiary syphilis in a series of notes. Julian Barnes edited and translated this book, adding annotations, introduction and afterword.
Julian Barnes edited and translated Alphonse Daudet's intimate notebook about his suffering from syphilis and his attempts to cure it. The book explores Daudet's humour, stoicism and self-examination in the face of pain.
Jan 16, 2003 · Browse book reviews and recommendations from Kirkus Reviews, a leading source of literary criticism and commentary. Find books on topics such as pain, love, power, and more.
Oct 18, 2020 · In the land of pain. by. Daudet, Alphonse, 1840-1897. Publication date. 2002. Topics. Daudet, Alphonse, 1840-1897 -- Health, Authors, French -- 19th century -- Biography, Syphilis -- Patients -- France -- Biography. Publisher. New York : Knopf.
Mar 22, 2016 · A “startling [and] splendid” book (The New York Times Book Review) from one of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century on his years of enduring severe illness—a classic in the literary...
