| Contemporary Physician-Authors: Exploring the Insights of Doctors Who Write Contributor(s): Carlin, Nathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367528800 ISBN-13: 9780367528805 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Education & Training - Medical | Physician & Patient - Social Science | Disease & Health Issues |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 2021024112 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.25 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the phenomenon of physician-authors. Focusing on the books that contemporary doctors write--the stories that they tell--with contributors critically engaging their work. A selection of original chapters from leading scholars in medical and health humanities analyze the literary output of doctors, including Oliver Sacks, Danielle Ofri, Atul Gawande, Louise Aronson, Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Abraham Verghese. Discussing issues of moral meaning in the works of contemporary doctor-writers, from memoir to poetry, this collection reflects some of the diversity of medicine today. A key reference for all students and scholars of medical and health humanities, the book will be especially useful for those interested in the relationship between literature and practising medicine. |