Writer, M.D.: The Best Contemporary Fiction and Nonfiction by Doctor
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- Synopsis
- From Chekhov to Maugham to William Carlos Williams, doctors have long given voice to their unique perspectives through literature. Writer, M.D. celebrates this rich tradition with a collection of fiction and nonfiction by today's most beloved physician-writers, including,* Abraham Verghese, on the lost art of the physical exam* Pauline Chen, on the bond between a med student and her first cadaver* Atul Gawande, on the ethical dilemmas of a young surgical intern* Danielle Ofri, on the devastation of losing a patient* Ethan Canin, on love, poetry, and growing oldThese essays and stories illuminate the inner lives of men and women who deal with trauma, illness, mortality, and grief on a daily basis. Read together, they provide a candid, moving, one-of-a-kind glimpse behind the doctor's mask.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307946874
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780307946867
- Publisher:
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 01/10/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Leah Kaminsky
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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