Nina Bogin Boeken

American poet Nina Bogin writes from France, its western borders, its landscapes, its tumultuous history.

Based on the interviews with eighty people who have epilepsy, this book presents an account of what it is like to cope with a chronic illness, while working, playing, and building relationships. It recounts how people discover they have epilepsy and what it means and how families respond to someone labeled 'epileptic'.