Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Author
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Boston_University_School_of_Medicine |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Boston_University
gptkb:Harvard_Medical_School |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1933-11-09
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:children |
2
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| gptkbp:genre |
Fiction
Medical literature |
| gptkbp:hasAwards |
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters_Award
gptkb:The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_List gptkb:O._Henry_Award gptkb:James_Jones_First_Novel_Fellowship National Book Award |
| gptkbp:hasWritten |
Literary fiction
Social issues Mental health Personal narrative Medical ethics Patient care Medical students Human experience Cultural critique Medical training Contemporary fiction Medical fiction Humor in medicine Narrative medicine Ethical dilemmas in medicine Cultural aspects of medicine Fictionalized memoirs Crisis in healthcare Doctor's life Doctor-patient relationships Impact of medicine on society Literature and medicine Medical humor Medical residency Narrative in medicine Patient's perspective Physician burnout Work-life balance in medicine American_literature Healthcare_reform Healthcare_system Healthcare_professionals |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Samuel Shem
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Philip_Roth
gptkb:Joseph_Heller Kurt Vonnegut |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Satirical portrayal of medical training
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| gptkbp:nationality |
American
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:The_House_of_God
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| gptkbp:occupation |
Novelist
Physician |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Alicia_Shem
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| gptkbp:website |
http://www.samuel-shem.com
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| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:The_House_of_God
The Doctor's Wife The Spirit of the Place Mount Misery The House of God: 30th Anniversary Edition The_Catastrophist |