Wrestling With the Angel: A Memoir of My Triumph over Illness - Hardcover

Lerner, Max

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9780393028461: Wrestling With the Angel: A Memoir of My Triumph over Illness

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ISBN 10: 0393028461 ISBN 13: 9780393028461

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1990

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A veteran ofjournalism, history, and the human sciences recounts his battles with cancer and a heart attack, stressing the importance of his supportive family and the care and compassion of skilled physicians

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About the Author:

Max Lerner (1902-1992) was distinguished professor at the Graduate School of Human Behavior, United States International University at San Diego. He was also a syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times Syndicateand the New York Post.

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Journalist/scholar Lerner writes with uplifting gusto of his battles with a series of life-threatening illnesses. With intelligence, curiosity, and assertiveness, he was able to overcome the dehumanizing experience of hospitalization, retain a sense of self, and demand an active role in his treatment. He was aided by superb medical care, a supportive family, and the determination to live. The journal entries from the periods of travail reveal intimate glimpses of a man struggling with his mortality. The book is enriched by numerous literary allusions and metaphors, ranging from classical mythology to contemporary poets, that are characteristic of his writing style. A keen, analytic observer, this feisty octogenarian offers many unique perspectives in discussing illness, the healing process, aging, and death. A remarkable zest for living emerges in this book.
- Carol R. Glatt, Northeastern Hosp . of Philadelphia Lib.
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