| Author: | Anne Landsman | ISBN: | 9781569477731 |
| Publisher: | Soho Press | Publication: | November 1, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Soho Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anne Landsman |
| ISBN: | 9781569477731 |
| Publisher: | Soho Press |
| Publication: | November 1, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Soho Press |
| Language: | English |
Betsy Klein is summoned from her home in the United States to the bedside of her dying father in a South African hospital. Faced with having to say goodbye, she delves into his mind, speaking to him in the lyrical second-person. She imaginatively recreates his life—his struggles to become a doctor after being orphaned young and his fight to win the respect of his Boer patients as a Jew—as well as her own experiences with him as a father.
Betsy Klein is summoned from her home in the United States to the bedside of her dying father in a South African hospital. Faced with having to say goodbye, she delves into his mind, speaking to him in the lyrical second-person. She imaginatively recreates his life—his struggles to become a doctor after being orphaned young and his fight to win the respect of his Boer patients as a Jew—as well as her own experiences with him as a father.
