John Gunther
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| Original Title: | Death Be Not Proud |
| ISBN: | 0060929898 (ISBN13: 9780060929893) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) |
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Death Be Not Proud chronicles Johnny Gunther's gallant struggle against the malignant brain tumor that killed him at the age of seventeen. The book opens with his 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.List Regarding Books Death Be Not Proud
| Title | : | Death Be Not Proud |
| Author | : | John Gunther |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 206 pages |
| Published | : | August 5th 1998 by Harper Perennial Modern Classics (first published 1949) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Classics. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography |
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Ratings: 3.83 From 10936 Users | 618 ReviewsCritique Regarding Books Death Be Not Proud
Fighting to survive is not easy, especially when one is diagnosed with a brain tumor. John Gunther Jr., also known as Johnny, struggles to hold on to life with the support of his family and friends. During his fight to survive, Johnny forms relationships with his caring doctors and becomes close friends. With the support of his family and friends, Johnny is confident that he can get through this stage of his life. Being a teenager, Johnny is eager and willing to do anything to continue on withA heartbreaking tale that would give you a positive look about being ALIVE. Be thankful. Be stupefied. We should feel blessed that we still have a wonderful life to live. Johnny had the same age as mine when he left this world. Too young for such a man than takes every single day of his life to be very very very vital. He could've done so many great and indescribable things, if it had not been for that evil thing we call 'brain tumor'. Johnny, I salute you! I admire your courage and willingness
My mother died from cancer shortly before my twelfth birthday and this might have been the first book about a cancer patient that I read; I did read it around that time. The first of many books as since that time period Ive developed a rather morbid interest in reading books about cancer and cancer patients. I remember appreciating this one because it unflinchingly described what it was like to live with and die from cancer (the honesty extremely unusual for its time) and because I liked the
reread this memoir,after many years, of a teenage son's 15-month fight against brain cancer in the mid-1940s. it's moving, and fascinating not only in itself but as a time capsule... for one thing, gunther references the intelligentsia of the 30s and 40s (somehow without seeming like he's name dropping - but that could also be because the names are older... and some have fallen into obscurity). in a weird way, it reminded me of the movie Quiz Show, in its portrait of a time and (certain) place
This memoir about death is full of life.
In the memoir Death Be Not Proud, John Gunther tells a story of his son Johnny Gunther after he has been diagnosed with brain cancer. Gunther tells Johnnys life story before he was diagnosed with brain cancer all the way through Johnnys last days as a cancer patient. As the reader begins the book they learn that Johnny was one of the most extraordinary people you would ever meet. Johnny was only seventeen when he passed on June 30, 1947. Gunther, already being a journalist takes you on a journey
I don't like the goodreads rating system. I want to give this book 3 stars, but the designation "it was OK" is more fitting than "I liked it." Yet, 2 stars seems like an unnecessary slam.The book is a little saccharine for my taste. Basically it comes down to a father who loved his son and was full of justified or unjustified pride. According to Mr. Gunther, his son was: better, smarter, nicer, braver, etc than any other person on the face of the planet. I understand why he felt that way and I
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