Down from Troy : a doctor comes of age

著者

• Selzer, Richard

書誌事項

Down from Troy : a doctor comes of age

Richard Selzer

Michigan State University Press, c2001

注記

Previously published: New York : Morrow, 1992

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Now back in print once again, this beautifully crafted memoir by one of America's finest storytellers generally is considered Richard Selzer's most moving and personal work. The story is set in Troy, New York, during the Great Depression of the 1930s and is a classic rite-of-passage tale. Selzer was the son of two strong-willed parents, both of whom tried to shape their son to their own desires and ends. His father, the doctor, wanted his son to be a physician and to follow in his footsteps. His mother, a singer, wanted her son to become a writer. Richard struggled to choose as his emotions were buffeted by his parents and their persuasive and subtle argumentation. ""Had I loved one more than the other,"" Selzer declared, ""my choice would have been easier."" In the end, he excelled both as a surgeon and as a writer, fulfilling his parents' wishes and discovering himself in the process.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA56879311
• ISBN:
  • 0870136038
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: East Lansing, Mich.
• ページ数/冊数: 300 p.
• 大きさ: 22 cm