The Spanish Doctor

Cohen, Matt

ISBN 10: 0886194024 / ISBN 13: 9780886194024

Published by Key Porter Books, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Spanish Doctor
• Publisher: Key Porter Books
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0886194024
• ISBN 13: 9780886194024
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

One of Matt Cohen`s great gifts as a writer was that he refused to sit still and be pigeon-holed for one particular style of story. He turned his pen to everything from the genius of the Salem novels to the carefree beauty of Teddy Jam`s children`s books to the epic saga of The Spanish Doctor (first published in 1985) Set in Spain at the beginning of the great era of Jewish persecution in the 15th century, The Spanish Doctor tells the tale of Avram Halevi, a brilliant, sought-after doctor. As the era of tolerance that once marked Moorish Spain crashes to a close, Halevi`s privileged life is torn apart. Halevi flees first to France and then eventually to the remoteness of Russia to sustain the freedom he needs as much as life itself. Accompanying him is Gabriela, the woman who loves him. Peopled with men and women whose will to live surpasses war, plague and persecution, The Spanish Doctor is a powerful novel of passion and faith.

About the Author

MATT COHEN is the author of 13 novels as well as poetry, short stories, books for children, and works of translation from French to English. Shortly before his death in December 1999, Matt Cohen won the Governor General’s Award for his novel Elizabeth and After and the Harbourfront Festival Prize in honour of his life as a writer. In 1998, he received the Toronto Arts Award for writing.