The mysterious ailment has him laid up and keeps him from his regime of writing .
Having buried his father in the previous novel Zuckerman Unbound , Zuckerman finds himself facing middle age and an undiagnosable pain .
The mysterious ailment has Zuckerman laid up and keeps him from Zuckerman 's regime of writing .
Having buried his father in the previous novel Zuckerman Unbound , Zuckerman finds himself facing middle age and an undiagnosable pain .