Book description
p>p>
The nature of sickness as experienced by two individuals provides the
backbone to this tender, thoughtful and refined novella. The Sickness
is profound and philosophical, and yet written with an agility that
expresses the tragedy, but also the comedy of life itself. A
brilliantly achieved work, ideal for fans of Jos Saramago.<
Ernesto Durn is convinced he is sick. It becomes an obsession far
exceeding hypochondria, and when Dr Andrs Miranda gives up responding
to e-mails, Durn resolves to stalk him. The fixation has its own
creeping effect on Karina, the hospital secretary, who cannot resist
becoming involved. Meanwhile Dr Miranda is coming to terms with a
tragedy of his own: his father has been diagnosed with terminal
cancer, and yet the doctor the son finds it impossible to tell him. He
hopes that by taking his father on a trip to Isla Margarita, where
they once went when he was a child, he might be able to reveal the
truth.<
p>p>
The nature of sickness as experienced by two individuals provides the
backbone to this tender, thoughtful and refined novella. The Sickness
is profound and philosophical, and yet written with an agility that
expresses the tragedy, but also the comedy of life itself. A
brilliantly achieved work, ideal for fans of Jos Saramago.<
Ernesto Durn is convinced he is sick. It becomes an obsession far
exceeding hypochondria, and when Dr Andrs Miranda gives up responding
to e-mails, Durn resolves to stalk him. The fixation has its own
creeping effect on Karina, the hospital secretary, who cannot resist
becoming involved. Meanwhile Dr Miranda is coming to terms with a
tragedy of his own: his father has been diagnosed with terminal
cancer, and yet the doctor the son finds it impossible to tell him. He
hopes that by taking his father on a trip to Isla Margarita, where
they once went when he was a child, he might be able to reveal the
truth.<
