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Nathan Carlin
Contemporary Physician-Authors [PDF ebook]
Exploring the Insights of Doctors Who Write

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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.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 276 ● ISBN 9781000474817 ● Editor Nathan Carlin ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2021 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7955934 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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