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Ebook Download the Story of San Michele Kindle THE STORY OF SAN MICHELE PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Axel Munthe | 368 pages | 16 May 2013 | Hodder & Stoughton General Division | 9780719566998 | English | London, United Kingdom The Story of San Michele PDF Book I first read this book in my early teens, and can safely say that this is a book that raised me and that has had most profound influence on me. The Story of San Michele has 32 chapters. Axel Munthe. It has been written at the beginning of XX century, and deals about things happened at the end of the XIX, however it sounds so contemporary that I would define it out of time. The Story of San Michele overshadows all Munthe's other publications, and includes material from some earlier works. About Axel Munthe. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. And it all comes not from being perfunctory, but from caring deeply, and from having invested oneself without reservations and without regard for own safety. Clear your history. It is impossible to capture in a few words this wide-ranging work, elegantly written, fast moving, action packed, full of astounding facts and thought-provoking philosophy — oh, and, at times, lapses into dream and fantasy that are not always delineated from the rational text — but which curiously do not seem out of place. Please tell us about any errors you have found in this book, or in the information on this page about this book. Apr 01, Isabel rated it really liked it. He was an unabashed animal lover, and animals figure prominently in several stories, perhaps most notably his alcoholic pet baboon, Billy. At the start of his career he was the youngest person ever to have gr This is the autobiography of a gung ho doctor and adventurer, carrying a bag full of rich stories — some of them funny, others magical, others tragic. No more a saint than Axel Munthe and nothing to compare with him, I know! He has a deep well of love and compassion for both human beings and animals, in all our states of being. The one let down was the last chapter — an imagined meeting with death. He even survived a duel at dawn with one such aristocrat. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. Looking for something to watch? A collection of many anecdotes of the Swedish doctor working in Paris, Rome, on trips to Lapland one of the best bits , and in his retreat in Capri or rather Anacapri shared with a naughty baboon among others. However again I enjoyed the "ride" which at time was rather bumpy or strenuous when one realises his life pathway through human calamity and natural disasters. Apr 29, Caroline rated it it was amazing Shelves: 5-star-books , history , auto-and-biog. San Michele is a memoir but an unconventional one at that. Trailers and Videos. I buy entirely its literary convention and poetic in which it was written, that blend of reality with magic. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Until I saw a solitary copy in my favorite bookstore, I had never heard about it before. I think the most fascinating thing about the book was the state of physicians in those days. I only read once in a blue moon but this book got me interested straight away as it touches several aspect of my personal life. He built his villa by hand. However, we can only email you if you include your email address! Speakers included Dr. Is it true that there is no greater suffering than to remember our past happiness in our misery? The stories cover a wide range in terms of both how serious they are and how literal. The Story of San Michele Writer It was only a loan, and now you want it all returned to you to be handed over to another being who will rise in his turn out of the same eternity into which I am sinking back. I first read this book in my early teens, and can safely say that this is a book that raised me and that has had most profound influence on me. Release Dates. Rating details. Now let us speak openly. And lastly about his rapport with animals Munthe's reminiscences of his time in the ambulance corps, Red Cross, Iron Cross was published anonymously — "by a doctor in France" — in London in , with all proceeds being donated to the French Red Cross. A memorial plaque about him and his family can be found at the Protestant Cemetery in Rome. May 04, Anastas rated it it was amazing. They only formed a fairly small part of the book for me though, as I found his other experiences so utterly gripping. Alternate Versions. A second edition, credited to Munthe, was published around Maybe when I've finished my own book about Capri!! Hiking up the Phoenician steps to the village of Anacapri , Munthe came across a ruined chapel owned by a nearby resident, Maestro Vincenzo, and fantasized owning and restoring the property. Even so, we do get something in return: authenticity. View all 3 comments. Apr 01, Isabel rated it really liked it. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Axel Munthe. What was included in his memoir, was just as fascinating as what he had discreetly excluded, like his two marriages and children. One of the most beautiful books I've ever read, this was my fourth reading. If you really like the medical stories coated with a bit of mystery this is the book for you :. Refresh and try again. The Story of San Michele Reviews Munthe, Axel. Open Preview See a Problem? To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Sound Mix: Mono. The Story of San Michele a villa built on the ruins of a Roman Emperor's villa in Capri is a series of overlapping vignettes, roughly but not entirely in chronological order. Maybe when I've finished my own book about Capri!! Francis of A Physician, psychiatrist, and writer. Books by Axel Munthe. In , Munthe was appointed physician to the Swedish royal family. At the start of his career he was the youngest person ever to have graduated as a doctor in France — and that promise seems to have been realized in how he lived the remainder of his life. Altogether, a fascinating book, an insight into a great life and I use great in the Churchillian sense written throughout with self-effacing modesty and a rather wicked turn of wit. His decades-long service as personal physician and confidant to the Queen of Sweden is mentioned only in the most oblique terms; at one point, while naming her only as "she who must be mother to a whole nation", he mentions that she regularly brings flowers for the grave of one of her dogs buried at Villa San Michele, at another point, one of his servants is out walking his dogs, and encounters the Queen, who mentions having given the dog to Munthe. Read more Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. And there it was. His writing is as coherent as an informal conversation, where the vignettes are the stars of the memoir, so many facts and typical references like dates are absent. In , running low on money for the project, he opened a practice in Rome which catered to foreign dignitaries as well as the local population. Error rating book. It was retitled Memories and Vagaries in a second edition printed in If you haven't heard of record-smashing singer and songwriter Mariah Carey, is there any hope for you? The Story of San Michele has 32 chapters, approximately pages. It's touching, above all. It was interesting to look This is the very favorite book of a dear family friend, which is how I found out about it. Notably, his accounts of working with a French ambulance corps during the First World War are not included. Michele di Axel Munthe There have been at least two international symposia on Munthe, the second being held at Hildasholm in Leksand , Sweden, on 13 September Metacritic Reviews. October Streaming Picks. But there were many of these I missed along some names and words beyond my knowledge. He studied the work of the French neurologist Jean Martin Charcot and used hypnosis in his own work with the physical and psychological symptoms of his patients. Namespaces Article Talk. The Story of San Michele Read Online As a result, from top to bottom this feels like the work of an amateur, lacking sophistication in prose construction and in structure, and with a bad ear for dialogue. I especially enjoyed it from a "history of medicine" perspective. Book Details. Oct 31, Xpdite rated it it was amazing Shelves: reviewed. And only for the first chapter or the final dream-like sequences I would give the novel the highest rating. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. His decades-long service as personal physician and confidant to the Queen of Sweden is mentioned only in the most oblique terms; at one point, while naming her only as "she who must be mother to a whole nation" , he mentions that she regularly brings flowers for the grave of one of her dogs buried at Villa San Michele, at another point, one of his servants is out walking his dogs, and encounters the Queen, who mentions having given the dog to Munthe. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. 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