From Scalpel to Spade: A Surgeon's Road to Ithaka

By Arthur Van Langenberg

The book is a recollection of significant events that steered the course of the author's surgical career, citing reports of actual cases and operations that remain firmly in the consciousness. It encapsulates the author's perspective of how medical practice deals with the grim reality of being sick, and how practice has evolved over the years. Dry humor appears from time to time to lighten the mood whenever it is needed. The author goes on to describe how his passion for gardening has provided balance throughout his life and enhanced his respect for Nature.

In the subtitle to the book "A Surgeon's Road to Ithaka," the author likens his life journey to Odysseus's road to Ithaka, a metaphor for finally reaching a desired destination.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9882372287
• ISBN13: 9789882372283
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"