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The charming physician (El médico encantador): neurological conditions in a short story by Silvina Ocampo / O médico encantador (El médico encantador): doenças neurológicas em um conto de Silvina Ocampo
Delgado-García, Guillermo; Rodríguez-Návarez, Carolina; Estañol, Bruno.
Affiliation
  • Delgado-García, Guillermo; Autonomous University of Nuevo León. University Hospital. Department of Internal Medicine. Monterrey. MX
  • Rodríguez-Návarez, Carolina; Autonomous University of Nuevo León. University Hospital. Department of Internal Medicine. Monterrey. MX
  • Estañol, Bruno; Autonomous University of Nuevo León. University Hospital. Department of Internal Medicine. Monterrey. MX
Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; Arq. neuropsiquiatr;75(11): 830-832, Nov. 2017. graf
Article in En | LILACS | ID: biblio-888276
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The Argentinian author Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) left us a vast body of works which are considered outstanding in many ways. In 1960, she published a short story, entitled "El médico encantador" (The Charming Physician), in the renowned literary magazine Sur. The central character of this piece is a family doctor named Albino Morgan, who had a secret truth in any house he visited, all variety of disease also entered. He brought with him the viruses he disseminated. The narrator of this short story—one of his patients—describes four of Morgan's diseases. These imaginary neurological conditions allowed Ocampo to explore improbable situations in everyday life.
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RESUMO A autora argentina Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) deixou-nos uma vasta obra que é considerada excelente de várias maneiras. Em 1960, publicou um conto, intitulado "El médico encantador" (O médico encantador), na famosa revista literária Sur. O personagem principal desta obra é um médico de família chamado Albino Morgan que possuía uma verdade secreta em qualquer casa que ele visitava, também entrava toda a diversidade de doenças. O narrador deste conto -um dos seus pacientes- descreve quatro das doenças de Morgan. Estas condições neurológicas imaginárias permitiu a Ocampo explorar as situações improváveis da vida quotidiana.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Writing / Medicine in Literature / Neurology Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Argentina Language: En Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2017 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Writing / Medicine in Literature / Neurology Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Argentina Language: En Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2017 Type: Article