{"product_id":"9781582436463","title":"Undying","description":"\u003cbr\u003eNovember 2004: George W. Bush is re-elected. Five days later, Alan Meister, a New York professor of philosophy, is diagnosed with lymphoma—not that he can prove the two are connected. While coping with the rigors of chemotherapy, Alan begins work on a long-postponed book titled \u003ci\u003eThe Health of a Sick Man\u003c\/i\u003e, arguing that the core of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical thought was a decades-long attempt to cope with his lifelong incapacities—his blinding headaches, upset stomach, weak vision, and all-around frailty, not least his vexed relations with women. As Alan’s treatment proceeds, he finds relief by imagining Nietzsche not as a historical figure, but as a character in his daily life, a reminder that his own heart continues to beat.\u003cp\u003eRooted in the author’s personal experience with lymphoma, this novel is a compound of reminiscences, aphorisms, anecdotes, and encounters: with Alan’s errant daughter Natasha, who has returned home to help care for him; with mortal friends; with a mysterious hospital roommate; with students; with contemporary life as it reaches him through the newspapers and his readings. Steady, spare, and often bracingly funny, \u003ci\u003eUndying\u003c\/i\u003e cries out in a robust voice: \u003ci\u003eI am\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036386377968,"sku":"9781582436463","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781582436463_p0.jpg?v=1763798047","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781582436463","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}