Ask the Author: Steven M. Hacker
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Steven M. Hacker
Karen,
Thank you for the very nice review and I am glad you enjoyed the book. I wrote it to be an fast pace enjoyable read using short chapters with a very interesting back story of what happened to doctors, professors, medical students during the Nazi era. I took liberties with the history to make it a thriller versus a historical text. The title specifically refers to The Caduceus - a symbol that controversially is sometimes representative of the medical profession (as this symbol is historically debated as to whether it actually represents physicians ) and The Swastika was obvious given the impact of the Nazi "physician" or "teacher" on the medical profession.
I am working on another novel but too early to discuss.
Thank you for the very nice review and I am glad you enjoyed the book. I wrote it to be an fast pace enjoyable read using short chapters with a very interesting back story of what happened to doctors, professors, medical students during the Nazi era. I took liberties with the history to make it a thriller versus a historical text. The title specifically refers to The Caduceus - a symbol that controversially is sometimes representative of the medical profession (as this symbol is historically debated as to whether it actually represents physicians ) and The Swastika was obvious given the impact of the Nazi "physician" or "teacher" on the medical profession.
I am working on another novel but too early to discuss.
Steven M. Hacker
take a break, put the writing a way for awhile.
Steven M. Hacker
the loss of perception of time and surroundings when writing.
Steven M. Hacker
be disciplined, set aside a certain amount of time each day to write.
Steven M. Hacker
a new novel, not historical.
Steven M. Hacker
This is tough. I am inspired to write when I want to teach.
Steven M. Hacker
After studying the history of what happened to medical professors and physicians while at the University of Breslau. They witnessed academia as it turned into a Nazi political machine. I was fascinated by that phenomena amongst highly educated and cultured teachers. Many of the physicians were well known to me in my studies and training.
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