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Recounting his life and work, a surgeon and essayist describes his Depression-era boyhood in New York State, his dual career as doctor and writer, the death of his father, and more. 25,000 first printing.
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In this beloved classic, Richard Selzer recounts his childhood in Troy, New York, during the Great Depression. No easy town to come of age in, Troy in the 1930s was a city long past its prime, "full of whores and TB," and as the son of a general practitioner, Selzer had occasion to view both up close. In the midst of this grim environment--"bereft, pigeon-colored, in despair"--Selzer is buoyed by his father's devotion to the craft of medicine and his mother's love of music and art. Both father and mother endeavor to shape their son to their own ends, and although he initially chooses a career in medicine, he ultimately excels as both a surgeon and a writer. Thus are the dreams of both parents fulfilled. Down from Troy is a beautifully crafted memoir by one of America's finest storytellers.
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Richard Selzer is the author of numerous books and articles. He is a former surgeon and professor of surgery. Selzer taught writing at Yale University and is the recipient of dozens of awards and honors, including a Pushcart Prize, National Magazine Award (for his essays), an American Medical Writer's Award, and a Guggenheim fellowship. His work has been published in New American Review, Esquire, Harper's, and other periodicals.
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- PublisherWilliam Morrow & Co
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0688097154
- ISBN 13 9780688097158
- BindingHardcover
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