num_pages: 223
description: Merging art and religion with science, these largely autobiographical essays delve deeply into the emotional territory of medicine commonly avoided by other writers. This collection, first published in 1979, utilizes the physical body as a means to explore the human mind and soul. Never hesitant to admit his own frailties, Selzer draws on his experiences as a surgeon with integrity and wit, allowing readers a first-hand glimpse into the medical world.
language: English
title: Confessions of a Knife
titlecomplete: Confessions of a Knife
genres: Medical, Biography, Memoir, Science, Essays, Short Stories, Medicine, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 150
publisher: Michigan State University Press