Dancing With Mister D - Couverture rigide

Keizer, Bert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 038540798X ISBN 13 : 9780385407984

Editeur : Doubleday, 1996

Synopsis

This work follows a doctor who works in a nursing home for the terminally ill in Holland. Various patients' stories are interspersed with philosophical discussions between three doctors, Jaarsma, Anton and Van Gooyer, about their profession, truth, despair and faith. The book also examines a range of other topics such as the history of medicine, the placebo-effect, the meagre scientific content of medical practice, the oddness of the verb "to die", the failure of cancer research and the way in which our minds are anchored to our brains. Euthanasia is a recurrent theme, and detailed accounts of several cases are included.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Bert Keizer was born in 1947 in Amersfoot, Holland. After working as a research assistant in a glass laboratory, he went to England where he took a degree in philosophy at Nottingham University. He then studied medicine in Holland and practised in Kenya. He now works in a nursing home in Amsterdam.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Doubleday
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 038540798X
• ISBN 13: 9780385407984
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible