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The reason you're aliveThe reason you're alive

The reason you're alive

Matthew Quick

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Sixty-eight-year-old David has a brain tumor that he attributes to Agent Orange exposure. He wakes up from surgery repeating the name of a Native American soldier whom he was once ordered to discipline, and decides to return something precious he long ago stole from that man.

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OL Work ID
OL20059212W

Subjects

DeathVietnam War, 1961-1975TumorsWivesBrainHealthFictionVeteransAgent OrangeFiction, humorous, generalPsychological aspectsHumorous fictionFICTION / Family LifeFICTION / HumorousFICTION / Literary

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