The Doctor's Wife, known in Japanese as Hanaoka Seishū's Wife (華岡青洲の妻, Hanaoka Seishū no tsuma), is a noted novel by Sawako Ariyoshi written in The partly historical novel is based on the life of noted male physician Hanaoka Seishū. Though much is based on fact, many events were added for dramatic www.doorway.ru by: 3. · The doctor’s wife is an historical novel, spanning 70 years from around to and based on the life of famous Japanese doctor Hanaoka Seishu. A quick plot summary. A quick plot summary. The doctor’s wife is Kae, a young woman from a wealthy family, who is lured to become Seishu’s bride by his ambitious mother Otsugi, herself a woman married from a wealthy into a poorer Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. "The Doctor's Wife" is a great bit of Japanese historical fiction, focusing on the wife of real-life historical figure Hanaoka Seishū (credited as being the first doctor to conduct a surgery under general anesthesia) and her influence on his work. A good portion of the book is dedicated to the relationship between Kae and her mother in law/5(24).
The doctor's wife is a fascinating and keenly observed novel that deserves to be read. *Ironically, in , novelist Fanny Burney underwent a horrific mastectomy without anaesthesia because it was unknown in the west! Sawako Ariyoshi The doctor's wife (trans. by Wakako Hironaka and Ann Silla Kostant). University of Pittsburgh University Center for International Studies European Studies Center S. Bouquet Street Wesley W. Posvar Hall Pittsburgh, PA According to my wife, who avidly read the book cover to cover (having already read it in the original Japanese), "The Doctor's Wife" is a literary masterpiece of Japanese historical fiction, by Sawako Ariyoshi, considered to be one of the best Japanese writers of the 20th century.
Sawako Ariyoshi's The Doctor's Wife was enjoyable in that it was simply written whether that's due to Ariyoshi's writing or the way it was translated, either way it was a quick and smooth read. The narrative of The Doctor's Wife consists of two intertwined parts. The first part, mostly factual, is over how Hanaoka Seishu was able to concoct an anesthetic and how he was the first to be successful in surgically removing a tumor caused by breast cancer. The Doctor's Wife by Sawako Ariyoshi. This novel is based on the life of Dr. Hanaoka Seishu (), the Japanese doctor who performed the first operation under general anesthesia, but focuses primarily on the relationship between his wife and mother. "The Doctor's Wife" is a great bit of Japanese historical fiction, focusing on the wife of real-life historical figure Hanaoka Seishū (credited as being the first doctor to conduct a surgery under general anesthesia) and her influence on his work. A good portion of the book is dedicated to the relationship between Kae and her mother in law.
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