Confessions of a Knife by Richard Selzer Md

Richard Selzer was a former Yale School of Medicine surgeon and lecturer. He published several collections of short stories, including Rituals of Surgery and Bringing the World in for Repairs, as well as an essay collection called Confessions of a Knife. A Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Magazine Award, a Pushcart Prize, and an American Medical Writers Award have all been bestowed upon him. He was a resident of New Haven, Connecticut.