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The price of experience : writings on living with cancer /

Diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, six years ago, Mike Marqusee was at first reluctant to write about such a private condition. But he came to realize that writing provided a precious continuity with his work before the disease. It also allowed him to address a variety of insid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marqusee, Mike (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : OR Books, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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