A new book by the author of the bestsellers Life in the Grey Zone and The Science of a Peaceful Life!
The author of the greatest recent Slovenian successes, David Zupančič, returns in his eagerly awaited third book to the walls of the hospital where he works when he is not writing books. Reading is even more engaging because he has put a large part of himself into words, through reflections on everyday life and its winding paths.
Glimpses from medical and personal daily life
A witty, sometimes touching and moving story brings anecdotes, reflections, and glimpses from clinics and hospital rooms, where life unfolds as if watched on television. Meanwhile, the author reveals himself as never before.
“I understand that you write,” she says to me. “I might even understand why. But I am asking you something else. Why do you write about this? About the farm and childhood? Why in this book, that is, a book about healthcare?”
“Because this is not a book about healthcare,” I explain to her. “It is a book about me. Selfish, I know. And quite risky. When you write about yourself, you risk a lot, among other things that others are not nearly as interesting and witty to others as you are to yourself. That they will rather go read something else. Something more literary or exciting. About servants or Batman. Besides being a book about me, it is also a book with which I explore some things. Maybe even search for something. I try. I don’t know. We shall see?”
(from the book)
