A Year-long Night

About the Book

“There are extraordinary moments...[The book] describe[s] the tension between the endless stress and the fantastic learning curve of his ‘Year-long Night’”.
—Washington Post
“At some point in each of our lives, it’s likely we’ll find ourselves a hospital patient. Reading [this book] will go a long way in preparation for that event.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer
“A Year-long Night provides a fascinating tour of the culture of a hospital...[Klitzman’s] voice is even-keeled, subtly critical, and observant.”
— David Leavitt

About the Author

Robert Klitzman is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, and the Director of the Masters of Bioethics Program at Columbia University, and the author of In a House of Dreams and Glass: Becoming a Psychiatrist, The Trembling Mountain: A Personal Account of Kuru, Cannibals, and Mad Cow Disease, When Doctors Become Patients, Being Positive: The Lives of Men and Women with HIV, and Mortal Secrets: Truth and Lies in the Age of AIDS. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times, and other publications.