[Adventures in Two Worlds]
Year:
1952
Type:
Public:
Publisher:
Bello
Year of publication:
2013
Pages:
344
Moral assessment:
Type: Literature
Nothing inappropriate.
Some morally inappropriate content.
Contains significant sections contrary to faith or morals.
Contains some lurid passages, or presents a general ideological framework that could confuse those without much Christian formation.
Contains several lurid passages, or presents an ideological framework that is contrary or foreign to Christian values.
Explicitly contradicts Catholic faith or morals, or is directed against the Church and its institutions.
An autobiographical novel. Cronin, an exceptional storyteller, presents what could be his most fascinating account. Based on his personal experiences, the story describes the struggles of a young medical student in Scotland, the painful setback of seeing his dream of becoming a surgeon shattered, his years as a ship’s doctor, and later, his life in a country practice that inspired the fictional Tannochbrae.
The narrative is filled with surprising twists, including the remarkable transition from medicine to literature. Cronin recounts how a novel, written in a moment of despair in simple exercise books, was discarded and then rescued from the trash, only to be eventually accepted by a publisher.