Bedouin Doctor, an Autobiography; Translation of "Nach Hause kommst du nie"
by Pritzke, Herbert, and Graves, Richard (Translated from the German by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good. No dust jacket. Blemished by moderate foxing: covers, page blocks, some interior pages. Tightly bound.
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York.: E P Dutton., 1957. First edition. Stated 1st.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Blemished by moderate foxing: covers, page blocks, some interior pages. Tightly bound.. 1 Text in English, German. 255 p. 21 cm. B&W photo sections. End paper maps showing Mideast locations. Memoir / post World War II. German Prisoners of War in the Suez Canal Zone included this author, a doctor, who escapes, fearing he would soon be sent to a worse camp. He later awakens to find a young Bedouin goat-herder frisking him. In his village, he is advised to learn Arabic and grow a beard; to become Bedouin. He practiced medicine as Salameh Suleiman or "El Hakim el Alemani", "The German Doctor", and lived a nomadic life until a contact in Lebanon encouraged him to get there. In 1952, he would reunite in Berlin with his son, whom he had last seen at 18 months old, in 1944 when he was sent to the Italian Front. Dr. Pritzke returned with the boy to Beirut and to his medical career there.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.Ar0140007789
- Title
- Bedouin Doctor, an Autobiography; Translation of "Nach Hause kommst du nie"
- Author
- Pritzke, Herbert, and Graves, Richard (Translated from the German by)
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. No dust jacket. Blemished by moderate foxing: covers, page blocks, some interior pages. Tightly bound.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. Stated 1st.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E P Dutton.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- German POW, Suez Canal Zone, 1940s|Beirut, Lebanon doctor|Salameh Suleiman or "El Hakim el Alemani", "The German Doctor"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Psychology & Medicine; Arab Studies, Middle East, & Africa;
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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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