Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... El Médico (original 1986; edition 2008)by Noah Gordon, ROCA EDITORIAL DE LIBROS (Editor)
Work InformationThe Physician by Noah Gordon (1986)
Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A wonderful, enriching novel on par with Pillars of the Earth. I place it among my top 5 books ever. ( ) El médico Noah Gordon Publicado: 1986 | 713 páginas Novela Histórico Serie: La familia Cole #1 Esta arrebatadora novela describe la pasión de un hombre del siglo XI por vencer la enfermedad y la muerte, aliviar el dolor ajeno e impartir el don casi místico de sanar que le ha sido otorgado. Arrastrado por esa pasión, recorrerá un largo camino que le conducirá, desde una Inglaterra en que domina la brutalidad y la ignorancia, a la sensual turbulencia y el esplendor de la remota Persia, donde conocerá al legendario maestro Avicena, que está experimentado con las primeras armas de la medicina moderna.Diez siglos han transcurrido desde aquel entonces, pero el talento narrativo de Noah Gordon, autor de El último judío, El rabino y otras muchas novelas inolvidables, hace de este viaje iniciático una experiencia única que convierte la historia en vida real. Very lengthy engrossing read for those who love historic fiction. Rich in details of medieval life, medical history and Persia. Many descriptions of the brutality and ignorance of the times, and of course how religions, both Christian Church and Islam control the people through fear and intimidation. Also rich in details of Judaism in medieval times. no reviews | add a review
Is contained inHas the adaptation
An orphan leaves Dark Ages London to study medicine in Persia in this "rich" and "vivid" historical novel from a New York Times-bestselling author (The New York Times). A child holds the hand of his dying mother and is terrified, aware something is taking her. Orphaned and given to an itinerant barber-surgeon, Rob Cole becomes a fast-talking swindler, peddling a worthless medicine. But as he matures, his strange gift--an acute sensitivity to impending death--never leaves him, and he yearns to become a healer. Arab madrassas are the only authentic medical schools, and he makes his perilous way to Persia. Christians are barred from Muslim schools, but claiming he is a Jew, he studies under the world's most renowned physician, Avicenna. How the woman who is his great love struggles against her only rival--medicine--makes a riveting modern classic. The Physician is the first book in New York Times-bestselling author Noah Gordon's Dr. Robert Cole trilogy, which continues with Shaman and concludes with Matters of Choice. No library descriptions found.
|
Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |