"The Tending Act" An Interview With Richard Selzer

"The Tending Act" An Interview With Richard Selzer

Presents an interview with medical doctor Richard Selzer, author of memoirs, essays, fiction and nonfiction. Discusses how a doctor must suppress and compartmentalize lust and revulsion "for certain ugly facts of the flesh." Addresses Selzer's continuing passion for writing, how he ge...

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Veröffentlicht in:Composition studies 1996-04, Vol.24 (1/2), p.27-43
Hauptverfasser: Stripling, Mahala Yates, Selzer, Richard
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Comas
Creative Writing
Essays
Higher Education
Interviews
Journal writing
Literary criticism
Literature
Medicine
Nurses
Physician Patient Relationship
Selzer (Richard)
Short Stories
Smoking
Surgeons
Writers
Writing
Writing Apprehension
Writing Difficulties
Writing Processes
Written composition
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Zusammenfassung:Presents an interview with medical doctor Richard Selzer, author of memoirs, essays, fiction and nonfiction. Discusses how a doctor must suppress and compartmentalize lust and revulsion "for certain ugly facts of the flesh." Addresses Selzer's continuing passion for writing, how he gets his ideas, and what it took for him to give up smoking. (TB)
ISSN:1534-9322