by Axel Munthe · Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423013390
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«Das Buch von San Michele» is Axel Munthe's memoir, published by Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag in paperback (373 pages, in German).
In these memoirs, Swedish physician Axel Munthe evokes his life in Capri and his villa San Michele, among memories of patients, celebrities, and humble folk. The author combines love for animals, supernatural episodes, and reflections on illness and death, including his research on rabies.
German translation of «The Story of San Michele» (1929), by G. Uexküll-Schwerin. Number 1339 in the dtv collection.
For readers of classic memoirs and travel literature, with special interest in Italy, Capri, and the history of medicine.
Axel Martin Fredrik Munthe was a Swedish-born physician and psychiatrist, best known as the author of The Story of San Michele, an autobiographical account of his life and work. He spoke several languages, grew up in Sweden, attended medical school there, then studied medicine in Paris and opened his first practice in France. He was married to a wealthy Englishwoman and spent most of his adult life in Italy.
