Archibald Cronin: The Citadel

“The Citadel” is perhaps Cronin’s most famous book, a remarkable and topical novel-parable about a man's life journey, from his formation and development to his decay and personal decline under the weight of harsh reality.
Andrew Manson arrives at his first medical practice with a noble goal: to help as many people as possible. He sincerely wants to become one of those who can truly bring honor to the medical profession. Everything starts small, but Andrew does not shrink from difficulties: in a backwater town, the young man is listed as a doctor's assistant, but in reality, he is the doctor himself. Such is life, and Andrew accepts the challenge!
Little by little, changing one hospital after another, Andrew enjoys a meteoric rise in his career. However, amidst these triumphs, it suddenly becomes difficult to find his true self. The successful doctor now rarely asks himself the big questions about how to change the medical system.

Author: Archibald Cronin 

Translation: Maria Abkina

Pages: 512 (offset). Hardcover

Dimensions: 140x210 mm

Series: Foreign Literature. Big Books