Death Be Not Proud
Death Be Not Proud - Image 2
  1. Death Be Not Proud
  2. Death Be Not Proud - Image 2

Death Be Not Proud

6,00 €

by John Gunther

Death Be Not Proud chronicles Johnny Gunther’s gallant struggle against the malignant brain tumor that killed him at the age of seventeen.

1 in stock

Add to wishlist
Categories: , Tags: , , ,

Description

The book opens with Johnny’s father’s fond, vivid portrait of his son – a young man of extraordinary intellectual promise, who excelled at physics, math, and chess, but was also an active, good-hearted, and fun-loving kid. But the heart of the book is a description of the agonized months during which Gunther and his former wife Frances try everything in their power to halt the spread of Johnny’s cancer and to make him as happy and comfortable as possible.
In the last months of his life, Johnny strove hard to complete his high school studies. The scene of his graduation ceremony from Deerfield Academy is one of the most powerful – and heartbreaking – in the entire book. Johnny maintained his courage, wit and quiet friendliness up to the end of his life. He died on June 30, 1947, less than a month after graduating from Deerfield.

Related products

  • -70% Off
    Add to wishlist
    Add to cart

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Original price was: 4,00 €.Current price is: 1,20 €.

    Adventures of Tom and Huck #1

    by Mark Twain

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer revolves around the youthful adventures of the novel’s schoolboy protagonist, Thomas Sawyer, whose reputation precedes him for causing mischief and strife.

    Add to cart
  • -70% Off
    Add to wishlist
    Add to cart

    His Dark Materials #2: The Subtle Knife

    Original price was: 6,00 €.Current price is: 1,80 €.

    by Philip Pullman

    Will is twelve years old and he’s just killed a man. Now he’s on his own, on the run, determined to discover the truth about his father disappearance.

    Then Will steps through a window in the air into another world, and finds himself with a companion – a strange, savage little girl called Lyra. Like Will, she has a mission which she intends to carry out at all costs.

     

    Add to cart
  • Add to wishlist
    Add to cart

    Man Repeller: Seeking Love. Finding Overalls.

    7,00 €

    by Leandra Medine

    The bold voice behind the popular Man Repeller blog shares humorous and deeply personal essays demonstrating that what we choose to wear may hold our dearest memories.

    Add to cart
  • -10% Off
    Add to wishlist
    Add to cart

    The House of Sleep

    Original price was: 16,50 €.Current price is: 14,85 €.

    by Jonathan Coe

    Winner of the 1998 Prix Médicis Étranger, The House of Sleep is an intensely moving and frequently hilarious novel about love, obsession and sleep.

    Add to cart