The House of God
by Shem, Samuel [pseudonym of Stephen J Bergman]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0399900233
- ISBN 13
- 9780399900235
- Seller
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Richard Marek Publishers. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0399900233 . Light cock, light edge tone, page creasing, scribble on rear endpaper, 1979 birthday gift inscription, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket price clip, 1/2" edge tears, light creasing, light rub, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; "A wildly funny, raunchy novel ... This inside view from the top of the medical world may tell you all you didn't want to know about how your doctor got to be the person he is. The saga of six young men trying to survive a year of internship." Classic satirical medical school novel. ; 382 pages; Ref: 1067. S VG-/VG- BI-499.95 3-24. Ref: 15650. .
Synopsis
The House of God is a satirical novel by Samuel Shem, published in 1978. It portrays the psychological harm done to medical interns during the course of medical internship in the early 1970's.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mike's Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15915
- Title
- The House of God
- Author
- Shem, Samuel [pseudonym of Stephen J Bergman]
- Illustrator
- DJ art by Larry Noble
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Third Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0399900233
- ISBN 13
- 9780399900235
- Publisher
- Richard Marek Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- 0399900233, Medical Fiction, Humor, Medical Novel, First Novel, Satire, Medical Education - Fiction, Medicine In Fiction, Medical Intern - Fiction
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Mike's Library
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania
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