Alphonse Daudet in the Land of Pain

Description:

The nineteenth-century French writer offers an account of his life as he succumbed to the pain of syphilis, detailing the symptoms of his disease, his fellow patients in search of a cure, and the impact of his physical suffering.

subjects: Biography,  Pain in literature,  Patients,  Health,  French Authors,  Syphilis,  Syphilis in literature,  Syphilus in literature,  Diaries,  New York Times reviewed,  Daudet, alphonse, 1840-1897,  Authors, biography,  Tabes Dorsalis,  Personal Narratives,  Pain,  Medicine in Literature,  Famous Persons,  France, biography,  Authors, french

People: Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897)

Places: France

Times: 19th century