Down from Troy: A Doctor Comes of Age |
| Author: Richard Selzer
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 273074
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 300
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 0870136038
Dewey Decimal Number: 610.92
EAN: 9780870136030
ASIN: 0870136038
Publication Date: November 2001
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Condition: 1st edition 1992 hardcover. Tight & clean.
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This New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 1992 cements seven-time author Richard Selzer as the modern-day heir to such doctor-authors as Chekhov and William Carlos Williams. Here, he presents the colorful story of his parent's attempts to shape his destiny.
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Inconsistent April 2, 2003
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I enjoyed very much the chapters about Selzer's childhood and about his physician-father. I don't think the book needed to be 300 pages long. At 200 pages, focused on his childhood, it would have been much better. The "stuff" he used to fill in and create a 300 page book wasn't relevant and sometimes was totally ridiculous. Did I want to read a paper he wrote in high school? I don't think so.
There is a place in my heart for Troy, NY January 5, 2000
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Before Richard Selzer I didn't think much of Troy. Selzer's descriptions of his Dad's practice, the story tellers at the corner pub, and the action along the river are not glamorous but they are rich and warm. He taught me how to make the best French coffee and dazzled my mind with exotic words. Now I beg my husband to make detours through Troy. He thought I was nuts until he read the book, and now he's hooked too. I have read nearly all of Selzer's books and this is my favorite.
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