u003cbu003eBy turns heartbreaking, hilarious, and utterly human, u003ciu003eThe House of Godu003c/iu003e is a mesmerizing and provocative novel about Roy Basch and five of his fellow interns at the most renowned teaching hospital in the country. u003cpu003e"The raunchy, troubling, and hilarious novel that turned into a cult phenomenon. Singularly compelling...brutally honest."--u003ciu003eThe New York Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e u003cpu003eStruggling with grueling hours and sudden life-and-death responsibilities, Basch and his colleagues, under the leadership of their rule-breaking senior resident known only as the Fat Man, must learn not only how to be fine doctors but, eventually, good human beings. u003cpu003eA phenomenon ever since it was published, u003ciu003eThe House of Godu003c/iu003e was the first unvarnished, unglorified, and uncensored portrait of what training to become a doctor is truly like, in all its terror, exhaustion and black comedy. With more than two million copies sold worldwide, it has been hailed as one of the most important medical novels ever written. u003cpu003eu003cbu003eWith an introduction by John Updike u003c/bu003e
