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Patient is the name of a 192-page memoir by musician Ben Watt. It was published May 1, 1997 by Penguin Books ( ISBN   0-8021-3583-8). The book dealt largely with Watt's experience with a rare disease, Churg–Strauss syndrome, 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]

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References

  1. "Bloomsbury – Ben Watt". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 22 September 2014.