Devil in a coma.
by Lanegan, Mark.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : White Rabbit, 2021Description: 128 pages ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9781399601849 (hbk.) :; 1399601849 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 782.4216 DEVSubject(s): Lanegan, Mark -- Health | COVID-19 (Disease) -- Patients -- Ireland | Music | Music | Music | Diaries, letters & journalsSummary: One morning in March 2021 with the second wave of infections ripping through Ireland where he was newly resident, Mark Lanegan woke up breathless, fatigued beyond belief, his body burdened with a gigantic dose of Covid-19. Admitted to Kerry Hospital and initially given little hope of survival, Lanegan's illness has him slipping in and out of a coma, unable to walk or function for several months and fearing for his life. As his situation becomes more intolerable over the course of that bleakest of springs he is assaulted by nightmares, visions and regrets about a life lived on the edge of chaos and disorder. He is prompted to consider his predicament and how, in his sixth decade, his lifelong battle with mortality has led to this final banal encounter with a disease that has undone millions, when he has apparently been cheating death for his whole existence.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 782.4216 DEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003102374X | |||
Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 782.4216 DEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003102373X |
One morning in March 2021 with the second wave of infections ripping through Ireland where he was newly resident, Mark Lanegan woke up breathless, fatigued beyond belief, his body burdened with a gigantic dose of Covid-19. Admitted to Kerry Hospital and initially given little hope of survival, Lanegan's illness has him slipping in and out of a coma, unable to walk or function for several months and fearing for his life. As his situation becomes more intolerable over the course of that bleakest of springs he is assaulted by nightmares, visions and regrets about a life lived on the edge of chaos and disorder. He is prompted to consider his predicament and how, in his sixth decade, his lifelong battle with mortality has led to this final banal encounter with a disease that has undone millions, when he has apparently been cheating death for his whole existence.
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