The Physician

The Physician
Cover of the 1st American Edition
AuthorNoah Gordon
Cover artistWendell Minor
LanguageEnglish
SeriesCole Family series
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
August 7, 1986
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages608 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN978-0-671-47748-6 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC13269822
813/.54 19
LC ClassPS3557.O68 P49 1986

The Physician is a novel by Noah Gordon. It is about the life of a Christian English boy in the 11th century who journeys across Europe in order to study medicine among the Persians.

The book was initially published by Simon & Schuster on August 7, 1986.[1] The book did not sell well in America, but in Europe it was many times a bestseller, particularly in Spain and Germany, selling millions of copies in translation. Its European success caused its subsequent sequelization. The film rights to the book were purchased.

  1. ^ Gordon, Noah (1986). The Physician, Hardcover by Noah Gordon. ISBN 067147748X.