House of Babel

by P.C. Jersild

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803225709
• ISBN13: 9780803225701
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.