Rituals of Surgery - Softcover

Selzer, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870135767 ISBN 13: 9780870135767

Publisher: Michigan State University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Selzer's first collection of short stories (originally published in 1974) weaves together the fantastic and grotesque with surgical precision. The sense that death lurks around every corner is heightened by dark irony and wit. He brings to light the horrors of surgery while displaying overwhelming compassion for his characters, creating a provocative commentary on the human condition.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Selzer is the author of numerous books and articles. He is a former surgeon and professor of surgery. Selzer taught writing at Yale University and is the recipient of dozens of awards and honors, including a Pushcart Prize, National Magazine Award (for his essays), an American Medical Writer's Award, and a Guggenheim fellowship. His work has been published in New American Review, Esquire, Harper's, and other periodicals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0870135767
• ISBN 13: 9780870135767
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 193