A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology
Presents a collection of short fiction, poetry, and essays by such authors as Raymond Carver, Anton Chekhov, Walt Whitman, Hart Crane, and Robert Coles, exploring the diverse facets of the medical profession.
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Teachers of literature and medicine courses compile 52 stories, poems, and essays portraying relationships between patients and health care professionals. Some are by doctors and nurses, others by laypeople. Albert Schweitzer, Walt Whitman, Hart Crane, Anton Checkov, Mikhail Bulgakov, William Carlos Williams, and Wendell Berry are among the authors. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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