A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology
by Abraham Verghese, Mikhail Bulgakov, Anton Chekhov, Walt Whitman, Raymond Carver, Lorrie Moore, Terry Tempest Williams, William Carlos Williams, Audre Lorde, James Wright, Rafael Campo, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Anne Fadiman, John Stone, Theodore Deppe, Jack Coulehan, Shūsaku Endō, Sheryl Feldman, Penny Armstrong, Hart Crane, Albert Schweitzer, Rachel Naomi Remen, Robert Jay Lifton, Lewis Thomas, Bernard Pomerance, Alice Ilgenfritz Jones, Cortney Davis, Jerome Lowenstein, David Hilfiker, Jeffrey R. Botkin, Judy Schaefer, Veneta Masson, Randy-Michael Testa, Susan Onthank Mates, Jeanne Bryner, Michael Weingarten, Lucia Cordell Getsi, Rosalind Warren, Lawrence Grouse, Kirsten Emmott, Alyson Porter, Constance Meyd, Timothy J. Fisher, Sarah Lentz, Eric J. Cassel, Matt Dugan, Lori Alviso Alvord, David B. Nash
About this book
“Excellent” poetry and prose about physicians and their patients, by Raymond Carver, Kay Redfield Jamison, Rachel Naomi Remen, and more ( Library Journal ). A Life in Medicine collects stories, poems, and essays by and for those in the healing profession, who are struggling to keep up with the science while staying true to the humanitarian goals at the heart of their work. Organized around the central themes of altruism, knowledge, skill, and duty, the book includes contributions from well-known authors, doctors, nurses, practitioners, and patients. Provocative and moving pieces address what it means to care for a life in a century of unprecedented scientific advances, examining issues of hope and healing from both ends of the stethoscope. “An anthology of lasting appeal to those interested in medicine, well-written literature, and a sympathetic understanding of human life.” ― Booklist
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