Death Be Not Proud (book)
Death Be Not Proud is a 1949 memoir by American journalist John Gunther. The book describes the decline and death of Gunther's son, Johnny, due to a brain tumor. The title comes from Holy Sonnet X by John Donne, also known from its first line as the poem Death Be Not Proud.
First edition (published by Harper & Brothers] | |
| Author | John Gunther |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
Publication date | 1949 |
At the time the book was published in the late 1940s, memoirs about illness and grief were uncommon.
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