A matter of life and death

A matter of life and death" is the title of a book by the American psychiatrist and author Irvin D. Yalom (1931) and his wife, the writer and feminist historian Marilyn Yalom (1932 – 2019), published by "Al-Rawafid Al-Thaqafiya" and "Ibn Al-Nadim" with translation by Khaled Al-Jabali. The couple exchanged writing chapters of these memoirs, recalling their shared life from adolescence to old age; each caring for the other, facing old age, fragility, and death, to reach a greater appreciation for the value and preciousness of life. The book concludes with Yalom talking about the loss of his wife, which he describes as the most brutal experience in his life.