Death Be Not Proud

In this classic memoir, a distinguished journalist chronicles his son's battle with brain cancer that ended with his death at seventeen.

"If courage is the antidote to pain and grief, the disease and the cure are both in this book. . . . A story of great unselfishness and great heroism." —New York Times

Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.

"A heartbreaking tale, beautifully written." —The New Yorker

"To read it is to grasp the meaning of man's power to defy Death's hurt, to be filled with confidence and emptied of despair. It will bring fresh spirit to the weary, new confidence and light to those who walk in shadow." —New York Herald Tribune

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Death Be Not Proud

In this classic memoir, a distinguished journalist chronicles his son's battle with brain cancer that ended with his death at seventeen.

"If courage is the antidote to pain and grief, the disease and the cure are both in this book. . . . A story of great unselfishness and great heroism." —New York Times

Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.

"A heartbreaking tale, beautifully written." —The New Yorker

"To read it is to grasp the meaning of man's power to defy Death's hurt, to be filled with confidence and emptied of despair. It will bring fresh spirit to the weary, new confidence and light to those who walk in shadow." —New York Herald Tribune

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Death Be Not Proud

Death Be Not Proud

by John J. Gunther
Death Be Not Proud

Death Be Not Proud

by John J. Gunther

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In this classic memoir, a distinguished journalist chronicles his son's battle with brain cancer that ended with his death at seventeen.

"If courage is the antidote to pain and grief, the disease and the cure are both in this book. . . . A story of great unselfishness and great heroism." —New York Times

Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.

"A heartbreaking tale, beautifully written." —The New Yorker

"To read it is to grasp the meaning of man's power to defy Death's hurt, to be filled with confidence and emptied of despair. It will bring fresh spirit to the weary, new confidence and light to those who walk in shadow." —New York Herald Tribune


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062284495
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 02/27/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 226
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

John Gunther (1901-1970) was one of the best known and most admired journalists of his day. The author of the immensely popular Inside books—a series of profiles of major world powers, beginning with Inside Europe, published in 1936—he was born on the north side of Chicago and died on May 29, 1970.

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