The Diagnosis - Hardcover

"Original and grimly unsentimental.... A major accomplishment, written in austerely beautiful prose."-"The Washington Post Book World ""A funny, troubling story about our culture's devotion to technology at the expense of humanity.... Clever and wise, a rare combination."-"San Francisco Chronicle""Although the world around Bill 'is diminished to the most feeble red light, ' the novel, at last, burns brightly."-"The New Yorker""""A searing vision of our helter-skelter and spiritually debilitating technocracy."-"The Chicago Tribune"

Tells the story of Bill Chalmers who loses his memory and identity while rushing to work one morning. When his memory returns, a strange numbness afflicts him and over the following months he is forced to endure tests without conclusive results and a wife who believes he is imagining the condition.