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La Maladie de Sachs by Winckler, Martin is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.

What is La Maladie de Sachs about?

From Publishers Weekly The original version of this immensely engaging, painstakingly composed journal about a provincial doctor who makes house calls was hailed in France upon its publication in 1997. Like the physician whose logbook it describes, Winckler, the nom de plume of French author Marc Zaffran, is a general practitioner who, according to the publisher, has chosen writing as his preferred method of helping sick people. Bruno Sachs, "single-minded, hypermoral, kind of jerky," sets out his shingle in the small French town of Play because it needs a doctor and his abiding ambition is to obey the Hippocratic Oath. The journal is made up of discrete chapters or vignettes written in the unassuming voices of his patients, mostly farmers and small tradespeople, employees and family members. Throughout, Sachs is referred to as "You," e.g., "You're a good guy and you're very clear, but I do think you ask some questions that are a little too personal." Sachs's "part-shrink part-father-confessor" manner wins the trust of his flock, whose litany of physical torments gradually plunges him into a paroxysm of grief and pity. He is especially sympathetic to the needs of women; he gives

Who reads La Maladie de Sachs?

It is typically read by readers building habits, skills, productivity or wellbeing.

Common subject areas: self-improvement, productivity, wellness.

Author
Winckler, Martin
Publisher
J'ai lu
Published
2011
Language
FR
ISBN
9782843370748
Category
self-help
Subjects
Self Help, Religion, Fantasy
Rating
3.69 / 5 (13 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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