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Original Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9780671242923
Publication Year
1979
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
Confessions of a Knife
Illustrator
Yes
Author
Richard Selzer
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Non-Classifiable
Topic
Medical
Number of Pages
223 Pages

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Merging art and religion with science, these largely autobiographical essays delve deeply into the emotional territory of medicine commonly avoided by other writers. Never hesitant to admit his own frailties, Selzer draws on his experiences as a surgeon with integrity and wit, allowing readers a first-hand glimpse into the medical world.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
067124292x
ISBN-13
9780671242923
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038795962

Product Key Features

Book Title
Confessions of a Knife
Author
Richard Selzer
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Medical
Publication Year
1979
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Non-Classifiable
Number of Pages
223 Pages

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Rd27.35.S44a33
Copyright Date
1979
Lccn
79-012670
Dewey Decimal
617/.092 B
Dewey Edition
21

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  • Confessions of a Knife

    Having always had an amateur's interest in things medical, I first picked up Selzer's CONFESSIONS OF A KNIFE at a local book sale, and found myself unable to put it down. I therefore looked for other books he had written, and found THE DOCTOR STORIES, as well as RITUALS OF SURGERY. I was unable to put either of these books down, either. Dr. Selzer literally paints word pictures, framed in impeccable sentence structure and grammar, colored with enchanting vocabulary, that delight the eyes, enrich the soul, and expand one's concepts of things and people both human and medical - both the ones "on" the table, and the ones "above" the table - the patients and the doctors. There is never duplication of subject matter or character, always new and different settings both in and out of medical ...