No laughing matter
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Author
Contributions
- Vogel, Speed, 1918- - Contributor
Publication
1986 - Putnam, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
83,750 words, Guess
Page Count
335 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivenolaughingmatter00hell
- ISBN-100399130861
- ISBN-139780399130861
- Goodreads2678518
- Library of Congress Control Number85019421
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number12586929
- Better World Books9780399130861
- Open LibraryOL2538467M
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3558.E476 Z466 1986
- LCCPS3558.E476Z466 1986
Description
(Auto)-biographical book (with Speed Vogel), documenting the period of illness starting with December 1981, when Heller was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The two friends write alternate chapters, chronicling that period and dire situation with humour. Heller was to recover, eventually, and re-marry with the nurse who saw him through his illness.
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