Synopses & Reviews
The Doctor Stories is the definitive collection of Richard Selzer's most loved short stories and essays as well as a new novella entitled "Avalanche" and an introduction detailing his literary beginnings. Each piece in this compilation explores what it means to be a doctor, to tend to the sick and dying, and to heal. Drawing from his classic books, including Confessions of a Knife, Mortal Lessons, and Letters to a Young Doctor, Selzer portrays the interactions of people at moments of crisis and drama. His signature style is apparent in every sentence humane, observant, passionately descriptive, and particular, always connecting the intimate with the largest questions of life and death. The Doctor Stories is the crowning work in the career of one of our most distinguished authors.