The Trouble with Thinking Summary

Zvi coughs more as the years go by—there is something he wishes to say but cannot. As a young man in Poland, Zvi had a friend he has not seen since. Zvi thinks of this friend often and their last meeting. Zvi was a journalist writing obituaries. He would hang out in a local cafe with this friend, reminiscing and talking about writing every night. The friend showed Zvi some of his work, which moved and impressed Zvi.

A few weeks later, his friend did not show up, so Zvi went to his apartment and found him very ill. He sat with him until the man fell asleep. Zvi read through some of his friend's writings laid out on the desk, including one titled "The Death of Leopold Gursky." Zvi read it, mouthing the words...