
The M.D
A Horror Story
Thomas M. Disch(Author)
University of Minnesota Press
Published on 15. September 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-8166-7209-7 (ISBN)
Description
Exploring questions of guilt and responsibility, The M.D. is a satisfying mix of dark humor, biting social commentary, and terrifying horror. Given the power to heal or to harm by the Roman god Mercury through a magical staff, the caduceus, young Billy Michaels embarks on a lifelong journey of inflicting good and evil on those who cross his path. Wielding the caduceus, Billy, and later the grown-up, greedy physician William, can only cure in proportion to the amount of suffering he inflicts. From paralyzing his brother and mutilating schoolmates to wreaking a nationwide plague and running for-profit concentration camps for the sick, Michaels's powers spin quickly out of control.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minnesota
United States
ISBN-13
978-0-8166-7209-7 (9780816672097)
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