The Good Doctor (novel)

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The Good Doctor
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Author Damon Galgut
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Atlantic Books (UK)
Grove Press (US)
Publication date
9 January 2004 (US)

The Good Doctor is author Damon Galgut's fifth novel. [1] [2] It was published in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Books and by Grove Press in the United States on 9 January 2004. [3] [4] The Good Doctor focuses on one doctor's struggle with his conscience in a rural hospital in post-apartheid South Africa. [4] [5] It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2003. [4]

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References

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  2. The Good Doctor | Grove Atlantic.
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