Until Further Notice, I Am Alive by Tom Lubbock (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Until Further Notice, I Am Alive by Tom Lubbock A unique reckoning with the human condition, written in beautiful, honest, unsentimental and aphoristic prose. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In 2008, Tom Lubbock was diagnosed with a brain tumour, and told he had only one or two years to live. In this remarkable record of those years, lived out in three-month intervals between scans, he examines the question of how to live with death in sight.As the tumour progressed, Tom engaged intensely and imaginatively with work, art, friends, and his wife and their young son, while trying to remain focused on the fact of his impending death. His tumour was located in the area of the brain associated with language, and he describes losing control over the spoken and written word and the resources he drew on to keep communicating; a struggle which brought him ever closer to the mysteries of the origin of speech. As the Independents chief art critic, he was renowned for the clarity and unconventionality of his writing, and the same fierce intelligence permeates this extraordinary memoir. This is a book written by a man wholly engaged with life even as it ends. Author Biography Tom Lubbock, writer and illustrator, was the chief art critic of the Independent between 1997 and 2011. In 2008 he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Until Further Notice, I Am Alive is his memoir chronicling the years that followed. Tom Lubbock died in 2011. Great Works, his collection of essays on painting, was published in October 2011. Promotional A unique reckoning with the human condition, written in beautiful, honest, unsentimental and aphoristic prose Long Description A unique reckoning with the human condition, written in beautiful, honest, unsentimental and aphoristic prose. In 2008, Tom Lubbock was diagnosed with a brain tumour, and told he had only one or two years to live. In this remarkable record of those years, lived out in three-month intervals between scans, he examines the question of how to live with death in sight. As the tumour progressed, Tom engaged intensely and imaginatively with work, art, friends, and his wife and their young son, while trying to remain focused on the fact of his impending death. His tumour was located in the area of the brain associated with language, and he describes losing control over the spoken and written word and the resources he drew on to keep communicating; a struggle which brought him ever closer to the mysteries of the origin of speech. As the Independents chief art critic, he was renowned for the clarity and unconventionality of his writing, and the same fierce intelligence permeates this extraordinary memoir. This is a book written by a man wholly engaged with life even as it ends. Details ISBN1783781467 Author Tom Lubbock Pages 160 Publisher Granta Books ISBN-10 1783781467 ISBN-13 9781783781461 Format Paperback Media Book Imprint Granta Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 362.19699481092 Language English Short Title UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE I AM ALIV Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-09-04 UK Release Date 2014-09-04 AU Release Date 2014-09-04 Audience General NZ Release Date 2015-01-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:86773947;

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