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Can I read How the Dead Live on EtoBox?
How the Dead Live by Will Self is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is How the Dead Live about?
It's 1988 and Lily Bloom, a 65-year-old American lies dying of cancer in a London hospital. As her two daughters buzz around her and the nurses pump her full of morphine, she slides in and out of consciousness, outraged that there is so little time left and so many people still to disparage.
Who reads How the Dead Live?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Will Self
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury_UK
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781408850534
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery
- Rating
- 3.91 / 5 (265 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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