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An Ideal Presence
About this book
In 2015, the Argentinian novelist Eduardo Berti spent several weeks in a "medico-literary" residency at the University Hospital Centre in Rouen, France, observing and conversing with the staff and volunteers of its palliative care department. From that experience he created this series of lightly fictionalized testimonials from nurses, nursing aides, doctors, administrators, porters, volunteer musicians, and the other people who make the unit tick. The result is a distinctly intimate and often poignant portrait of sickness and care, and unflinching look at death through the eyes of the people who work with it every dayâbut also a profound reflection on what it means to be alive.
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THE UNIT
Pauline Jourdan, nursing aide
Marie Mahoux, nurse
Camille Zirnheld, nursing aide
HĂ©lĂšne Dampierre, nurse
Catherine Koutsos, resident
Awa Modou, nurse
Joséphine Boulleau, mobile unit nurse
Pascale Rambert, doctor
Nadia Chounier, nurse
DaniĂšle Pourcely, nursing aide
Margaux Tellier, volunteer reader
Jacqueline Marro, nurse
Carine Le Brun, nursing aide
Valérie Le Panno, nursing aide
Delphine Ziegler, nursing aide
Clémence Le May, nurse
Morgane Bruckner, nurse
Aude Leschevin, medical secretary
Patricia Long, nursing aide
Sylvie CompĂšre, doctor
Jeannette Romano, intern nursing aide
Noémie Saint-André, nursing aide
Simone Terwilliger, psychologist
Anne-Laure Belmont, doctor
Marie-France Bergeret, mobile unit doctor
Suzanne Daviel, beautician
Marie-Pierre Tschann, internist
Valentine Langer, nursing aide
Charlotte Bouillon, nurse
Hervé Monterolier, nurse
Sylvie Carlier, nursing aide
Chantal Rouyer, doctor
Patrick Tomas, porter
Dominique Louiron, internist
Aude Buisson, nursing intern
Mireille Gosselin, unit manager
Vanessa Frontin, volunteer musician
AdĂšle Blanqui, internist
Nelly Jundzill, doctor
CĂ©cile Milliot, nurse
SolĂšne Halys, nursing aide
Daphné Nazarian, internist
Arlette Grenon, doctor
Micheline Roméo, nurse
Linda Mouilleron, non-resident student
Amandine dâAvray, nurse
Yvonne-FĂ©lice Guiraud, mobile unit nurse
Barbara SylvĂšre, social worker
Lou Villarson, doctor
Isabelle Nahon, nursing aide
Christophe Orsini, porter
Sylvie Guidée, hospital staff
Fabienne Vinour, doctor
Aline LacrabĂšre, volunteer social worker
Elsa Almaki, nurse
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Halftitle Page
- Copyright Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Pauline Jourdan, nursing aide
- Marie Mahoux, nurse
- Camille Zirnheld, nursing aide
- HĂ©lĂšne Dampierre, nurse
- Catherine Koutsos, resident
- Awa Modou, nurse
- Joséphine Boulleau, mobile unit nurse
- Pascale Rambert, doctor
- Nadia Chounier, nurse
- DaniĂšle Pourcely, nursing aide
- Margaux Tellier, volunteer reader
- Jacqueline Marro, nurse
- Carine Le Brun, nursing aide
- Valérie Le Panno, nursing aide
- Delphine Ziegler, nursing aide
- Clémence Le May, nurse
- Morgane Bruckner, nurse
- Aude Leschevin, medical secretary
- Patricia Long, nursing aide
- Sylvie CompĂšre, doctor
- Jeannette Romano, intern nursing aide
- Noémie Saint-André, nursing aide
- Simone Terwilliger, psychologist
- Anne-Laure Belmont, doctor
- Marie-France Bergeret, mobile unit doctor
- Suzanne Daviel, beautician
- Marie-Pierre Tschann, internist
- Valentine Langer, nursing aide
- Charlotte Bouillon, nurse
- Hervé Monterolier, nurse
- Sylvie Carlier, nursing aide
- Chantal Rouyer, doctor
- Patrick Tomas, porter
- Dominique Louiron, internist
- Aude Buisson, nursing intern
- Mireille Gosselin, unit manager
- Vanessa Frontin, volunteer musician
- AdĂšle Blanqui, internist
- Nelly Jundzill, doctor
- CĂ©cile Milliot, nurse
- SolĂšne Halys, nursing aide
- Daphné Nazarian, internist
- Arlette Grenon, doctor
- Micheline Roméo, nurse
- Linda Mouilleron, non-resident student
- Amandine dâAvray, nurse
- Yvonne-FĂ©lice Guiraud, mobile unit nurse
- Barbara SylvĂšre, social worker
- Lou Villarson, doctor
- Isabelle Nahon, nursing aide
- Christophe Orsini, porter
- Sylvie Guidée, hospital staff
- Fabienne Vinour, doctor
- Aline LacrabĂšre, volunteer social worker
- Elsa Almaki, nurse
- The Unit