The Case of Doctor Sachs

The character of a doctor comes to life through the impressions of his patients, colleagues, and friends. The events that transpire — a casual phone conversation, a glimpse through a window, a woman who falls in love with her abortionist — seem inconsequential, but their cumulative effect [...]
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The character of a doctor comes to life through the impressions of his patients, colleagues, and friends. The events that transpire — a casual phone conversation, a glimpse through a window, a woman who falls in love with her abortionist — seem inconsequential, but their cumulative effect is devastating. In the end, the reader comes to understand that Dr. Sachs’s empathy for his fellow man is both his raison d’etre and his own untreatable condition.