Description
The extensive novel is set in the 11th century. It tells the tumultuous story of a gifted healer who battled diseases in the primitive conditions of medieval England and Persia and experienced the splendor of the golden age of Arab and Jewish civilization. Robert Jeremy Cole has a miraculous gift: he can sense the proximity of death. He is destined to heal people. He travels to Persia to study under the most famous physician of the time, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), and pretends to be of Jewish descent to attend the renowned academy. When he marries a Christian woman, he initially stirs outrage among those around him, but eventually finds his way into the hearts of his neighbors. He manages to achieve what he has always desired: he becomes a doctor, gains experience as a military physician, and earns a reputation as an excellent surgeon…
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Author: Gordon Noah
Publication date: April 19, 2023
Manufacturer: Euromedia Group, a.s.
Genres: Historical novels, World fiction, Books, Fiction, Novels
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 680
ISBN/EAN: 9788024950419