A Doctor's Visit 1

Publication Date: May 2004
Length: 170 pages
Trade paperback
Price: $13.95
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ISBN: 0-9645-2264-0

A Doctor’s Visit,
Three Novellas & Five Short Stories

by Siegfried Kra, M.D.

Poignant and insightful, A DOCTOR’S VISIT brings the realities of the medical profession to life as only good fiction can in the hands of a gifted storyteller. From a small New England town to the streets of Toulouse, France to a TB clinic in 1950’s Switzerland, these stories portray the emotional complexities of preparing for and practicing the medical profession. Despite their cool exteriors, doctors sometimes become infatuated with their patients. In spite of their superior intelligence and best efforts, doctors must sometimes come to terms with losing their patients. The realistic portraits of the doctors in these stories give the reader an honest view of those who practice the healing arts. It is the perfect gift for anyone involved in the medical profession, their families, and those who want to know what it is like to be a doctor.

In the tradition of Anton Chekhov, Somerset Maugham, Richard Selzer and other doctors who turned to writing comes this collection of fiction by a Yale faculty member and the author of 12 books, including THE THREE-LEGGED STALLION And Other Tales from a Doctor's Notebook

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