Can I read Fever on EtoBox?

Fever by Jonathan Bazzi; Alice Whitmore is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Fever about?

A multi-award winning Italian debut, from a bold new voice in contemporary queer literature. Jonathan is 31 years old, living in Milan with his boyfriend of three years and their two Devon Rex cats when, on a day like any other, he gets a fever. But unlike most, this fever doesn’t go away; it's constant, low-level, and exhausting. After spending weeks Googling his symptoms and documenting his illness, he finally sees a doctor. A series of blood tests, anxious visits to hospitals, and repeated misdiagnoses ensue, until his doctor suggests an HIV test, and the truth is finally revealed: Jonathan is HIV-positive. As Jonathan comes to terms with what this diagnosis will mean for him, his future, and his relationships, he also takes the reader back in time, in search of his history, to the suburbs where he grew up, and from which he feels he has escaped: Rozzano, the ghetto of Milan, and of Italy’s north. In the vein of Edouard Louis and Virginie Despentes, Fever is at once a deeply personal story and a searing examination of class, poverty, prejudice, and opportunity in modern Europe.

Who reads Fever?

Author

Jonathan Bazzi; Alice Whitmore

Publisher

Scribe Publications Pty Ltd

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781922310903

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Memoir, Medical, History

Rating

3.69 / 5 (279 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13