Sidney Schwab

I have observed that both physicians and writers aspire to defeat death, and only writers--very few, but still, a few--manage to do it. So it is natural that so many physicians want to write, and do. Few turn out to be a Lewis Thomas, or a Rabelais. But some turn out to have their own voice, unique experience in surgical training that no longer exists, and wartime work at Da Nang, Viet Nam. Sid Schwab fits this prescription, and he adds an unusual combination of sentimental recall of specific patients, and in addition, wit. This book reads well, informs and amuses.… (meer)