num_pages: 224
description: The internationally acclaimed novel, is the story of an idealistic medical graduate who arrives at an isolated South African hospital to take up a year's community service
language: English
title: The Good Doctor
titlecomplete: The Good Doctor
characters: Dr Ruth Ngema, Laurence Waters, Tehogo, Maria, Frank
genres: Medical, South Africa, African Literature, Novels, Africa, Medicine, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 4140
places: South Africa
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best book in Africa, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Grove Press