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The house of God

The house of God

Samuel Shem · 1978 · 448 pages
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Samuel Shem offers a disturbing and hilarious satire of hospital life through the eyes of a young medical resident, exposing the absurdities, pressures, and human elements that define American medical training. With black humor and sharp social criticism, the book reveals the gap between the ideals of medicine and the brutal realities of the system.

A literary masterpiece that has become essential reading for medical students and anyone interested in understanding medical culture, its pathologies, and its paradoxes.

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AuthorSamuel Shem
Original titleThe House of God
Year of publication1978
Pages448

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