What one man said to another : talks with Richard Selzer

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Label

What one man said to another : talks with Richard Selzer

Title remainder

talks with Richard Selzer

Statement of responsibility

by Peter Josyph

Creator

• Josyph, Peter

Contributor

• hoopla digital
• Selzer, Richard, 1928-2016
• Todd, Raymond

Narrator

• Todd, Raymond

Subject

• Physicians -- United States -- Interviews
• Authors, American -- 20th century -- Interviews

Genre

• Interviews

Language

eng

Summary

What One Man Said to Another is, on one level, a series of extended conversations between friends. On another, it is the spoken autobiography of Richard Selzer, respected surgeon and writer, as recorded by artist and writer Peter Josyph. In these pages, we learn firsthand of Selzer's life as a surgeon in an isolated village in Korea in the early 1950s; of the unforgettable evening when he saved the life of author John Cheever; of his agonizing courtroom experience during a malpractice suit; of the ostracism of his colleagues as he trained himself every night for eight years to become a writer; and of his encounters with such notable personalities as Orson Welles, John Houseman, Richard Ellmann, and even one of ?Charlie's Angels.? The sparkling wit, profound insight, and unique poetic vision that characterize Selzer's writings are present in every one of these lively conversations

Accompanying matter

technical information on music

Cataloging source

Midwest

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

other

PerformerNote

Read by Raymond Todd and Peter Josyph

Target audience

general

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable