
Joseph O’Neill Reads “The Time Being”
The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
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Visiting Mr. V: Care, Books, and Companionship
The chapter follows the narrator as he visits Mr. V regularly in a hospital, takes care of Mr. V's dog Powell, and engages in discussions about dogs, literature, and health. Themes of companionship, illness, mortality, and the comfort of literature during challenging times are explored in this chapter.
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