{"product_id":"the-nearness-of-others-david-caron-9780816691791","title":"The Nearness of Others: Searching for Tact and Contact in the Age of HIV","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Funny how a gay man's hand resting heavily on your shoulder used to say let's fuck but now means let's not. Funny how ostensible nearness really betrays distance sometimes.\" --from \u003ci\u003eThe Nearness of Others \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this radical, genre-bending narrative, David Caron tells the story of his 2006 HIV diagnosis and its aftermath. On one level, \u003ci\u003eThe Nearness of Others\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal account of his struggle as a gay, HIV-positive man with the constant issue of if, how, and when to disclose his status. But searching for various forms of contact eventually leads to a profound reassessment of tact as a way to live and a way to think, with our bodies and with the bodies of others.\u003cp\u003eIn a series of brief, compulsively readable sections that are by turns moving and witty, Caron recounts his wary yet curious exploration of an unfamiliar medical universe at once hostile and protective as he embarks on a new life of treatment without end. He describes what it is like to live with a disease that is no longer a death sentence but continues to terrify many people as if it were. In particular, living with HIV provides an unexpected opportunity to reflect on an age of terror and war, when fear and suspicion have become the order of the day. Most of all, Caron reminds us that disclosing HIV-positive status is still far from easy, least of all in one of the many states--such as his own--that have criminalized nondisclosure and\/or exposure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoing well beyond Caron's personal experience, \u003ci\u003eThe Nearness of Others\u003c\/i\u003e examines popular culture and politics as well as literary memoirs and film to ask deeper philosophical questions about our relationships with others. Ultimately, Caron eloquently demonstrates a form of disclosure, sharing, and contact that stands against the forces working to separate us. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Caron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816691797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816691791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.13w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2014","brand":"David Caron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076457165055,"sku":"9780816691791","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a484ad52-82b3-4e32-a261-91f9d4ea6e6e.jpg?v=1685465101","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nearness-of-others-david-caron-9780816691791","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}