Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 1981
Publisher
Elsevier Nederland
ISBN-10
9010029638
Description
In House of Babel (Babels Hus), the experience of a heart attack victim illustrates the depersonalization and outrageous cost of medical treatment today. Formerly a doctor, P.C. Jersild brings a powerful realism to his picture of a modern hospital. His literary gifts are apparent in a narrative that maintains dramatic intensity while it suggests solutions to an urgent social problem. This edition marks the novel's first appearance in English.