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| Author | Ben Watt |
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| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | May 1, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0-8021-3583-8 |
Patient: The True Story of a Rare Illness is the name of a 192-page memoir by musician Ben Watt. It was published on May 1, 1997, by Penguin Books ( ISBN 0-8021-3583-8). The book dealt largely with Watt's experience with a rare disease, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and his recovery.
The book was listed as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a Sunday Times Book Of The Year chosen by William Boyd, and Village Voice Literary Supplement Favorite Book of the Year, and was also a finalist for the Esquire-Waterstones Best Non-Fiction Award in the UK. [1]
