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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Case of Dr. Sachsby Martin Winckler
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Bruno Sachs is a country doctor who makes house calls and feels deeply for his patients. There are broken bones, unwanted pregnancies, people without the will to live, a friend dying of cancer. His pity for his fellow creatures is both his motivating force and his own untreatable condition. Among the deaths, love affairs, and small town gossip, a love story emerges at the heart of the novel — between Dr. Sachs and a young woman upon whom he once performed an abortion. The Case of Dr. Sachs is a novel of the doctor's life that recalls Chekhov's Ward Number Six for its rendering of the central character's misericordia. Written in the second person, The Case of Doctor Sachs is filled with voices of silent suffering and arias of quiet joy. In France, where The Case of Doctor Sachs sold more than 600,000 copies and was awarded the Prix du Livre Inter, the book has come to represent a new freedom of literary expression. Author Martin Winckler was himself an M.D., and was, like Sachs, a family practitioner. His novel bravely holds up the mirror of literature to his own existence and holds out the possibility that literature, too, saves lives. Review:"This book is simultaneously a powerful critique of modern medicine by a former country doctor, a realistic romance, and a fascinating character study." Library Journal Review:"A provincial doctor's dedication, intensity and rebellious attitude toward the medical establishment...is rendered vividly and movingly here." New Yorker Review:"Poignant wihout being maudlin or unsentimental...the novel is full of insightful writing that can only come from someone who has watched people closely for a long time." The New England Journal of Medicine Review:"[A] touching human document by a physician-writer...His words, simple and unpretentious, move us deeply." The Washington Post Book World Review:"[A] startling frank portrait of a small town physician." The New York Times Book Review About the AuthorMarc Zaffran, alias Martin Winckler, was born in Algiers in 1955. His family moved to Israel and then, in 1962, to France. He obtained an M.D. in 1977, and, in 1983, opened his own office as a general practitioner. He also worked part time at a women's health center performing abortions. In addition to his novels, Winckler has published numerous essays on social and medical issues. He has translated into French the works of Richard Powers, Patrick Macnee, and Nicholson Baker. Winckler lives in a small village in France with his wife and eight children. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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