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Devotion · OACD
The Remains of the Day
Stevens's devotion given to the wrong things. Kazuo Ishiguro on what happens when you finally notice you've been loyal to someone unworthy.
Devotion · OACD
The Road
Cormac McCarthy: a father's absolute devotion to his son after the end of everything. Devotion as the only remaining reason to live.
Devotion · OACD
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel García Márquez on devotion that waits fifty-one years without guarantee. Constancy as a form of faith.
Devotion · OACD
When Breath Becomes Air
Neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, dying of lung cancer at 36, writing about what devotion to work and family means when the future forecloses. Devotion as the question you answer differently once you know how much time you have.