Dancer in the Garden

Dancer in the Garden

Siegfried Kra

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Pleasure Boat Studio
Año de edición:
2022
ISBN:
9780912887425
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Kra uses storytelling to connect medicine with the human condition, resulting in tales of love and loss, triumph, and disillusionment. From post-war France and Switzerland to a modern private cardiology practice and the teaching hospitals at Yale, Kra diagnoses rare diseases, falls in love, and even survives a plane crash on a frozen lake. An exploration of the Golden Age of Medicine coupled with vivid moments of unusual, captivating stories with a cast of compelling characters. Now with 18 additional stories. 'I take care of people’s hearts so they can go on loving. I can think of no greater privilege.'

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