This moving prose poem tells the story of an aged man who suffers a prolonged and ultimately fatal illness. From initial diagnosis to remission to relapse to death, the experience is narrated by the m
“Charles Bardes’ meditations on medicine . . . are beautifully—transparently—written, deeply informed . . . and they carry surprise.”—Sven Birkerts, author of Reading Life and The Gutenberg ElegiesWhe
