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Recounting his life and work, a surgeon and essayist describes his Depression-era boyhood in New York State, his dual career as doctor and writer, and the death of his father
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Now back in print once again, this beautifully crafted memoir by one of America's finest storytellers generally is considered Richard Selzer's most moving and personal work. The story is set in Troy, New York, during the Great Depression of the 1930s and is a classic rite-of-passage tale. Selzer was the son of two strong-willed parents, both of whom tried to shape their son to their own desires and ends. His father, the doctor, wanted his son to be a physician and to follow in his footsteps. His mother, a singer, wanted her son to become a writer. Richard struggled to choose as his emotions were buffeted by his parents and their persuasive and subtle argumentation. "Had I loved one more than the other," Selzer declared, "my choice would have been easier." In the end, he excelled both as a surgeon and as a writer, fulfilling his parents' wishes and discovering himself in the process.
About the Author
Richard Selzer is a former surgeon and professor at the Yale School of Medicine. He is also the author of many books of essays and fiction, including Knife Song Korea and Letters to a Best Friend edited by Peter Josyph, both also published by SUNY Press; Rituals of Surgery; Confessions of a Knife;and The Exact Location of the Soul. He has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Magazine Award, the Pushcart Prize, and the American Medical Writers Award. He lives in New Haven.
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- PublisherLittle Brown & Co
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0316780650
- ISBN 13 9780316780650
- BindingPaperback
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