The Doctor

7 hrs. 42 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Ubogy Andrey

Narrator Anton Makarov

Description

“We, people, need not only to live our lives from birth to death—we also must understand them—to realize that the path we have taken was neither accidental nor in vain,” the hero of the novel "Doctor" writes in his diary. Reflection on life is a very important feature of the prose of Andrey Ubogy, a doctor, prose writer, and playwright, laureate and nominee of many literary awards. His books undoubtedly inherit the traditions of Russian literature: focus on a person, genuine interest in their soul and the origins of their character, and a desire to show their existence in all its variety. What measures success? Career, recognition from colleagues, a good family—all of this is proof that life has been lived not in vain, that a person has become who they are meant to be.

Dr. Dneprov, a talented surgeon, had all of that—and much more besides, what belongs to a fulfilled and respected person. His train went along well-worn tracks without turning. But something irreparable happened, and the train kept going on—now without a passenger. Dneprov was thrown out of it. Now he is a vagrant, a bum. Yet it turned out that life without titles and social recognition doesn’t end there. It became different, but he remains a person—and a doctor—ready to help anyone who needs it.