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In the land of pain

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2002112 pagesVintage Books

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In this poignant account, a nineteenth-century French writer chronicles his life as he grapples with the debilitating pain of syphilis. He meticulously details the progression of his disease, observes his fellow patients seeking relief, and reflects on the profound impact of his physical suffering on his existence.

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Alphonse Daudet was a nineteenth-century French author who wrote extensively about life in southern France. He is best known for the short story collection Les lettres de mon moulin and the semi-autobiographical novel

Julian Patrick Barnes is an English writer. Barnes won the Man Booker Prize for his book The Sense of an Ending (2011). He has also written crime fiction under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh. In addition to novels, Barnes has published collections of essays and short stories. - Wikipedia

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Alphonse DaudetProtagonist

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