num_pages: 193
description: Selzer's first collection of short stories (originally published in 1974) weaves together the fantastic and grotesque with surgical precision. The sense that death lurks around every corner is heightened by dark irony and wit. He brings to light the horrors of surgery while displaying overwhelming compassion for his characters, creating a provocative commentary on the human condition.
language: English
title: Rituals of Surgery
titlecomplete: Rituals of Surgery
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 33
publisher: Michigan State University Press