In one novel, a minor character with this profession becomes a sort of psychoanalyst for a group called the Whole Sick Crew.
In one novel, a minor character with this profession becomes a sort of psychoanalyst for a group called the Whole Sick Crew. In addition to being the profession of Dudley Eigenvalue in Thomas Pynchon's V., this is also the profession of Nathan Zuckerman's brother Henry in Philip Roth's The Counterlife, as well as of Freddy Thorpe in John Updike's Couples. In another novel, Eberhard Starusch repeatedly visits a man who practices this profession and uses a television set to distract his visitors. This profession is practiced by (*) Bushi, a man who steals gold from corpses, in Naguib Mahfouz's Midaq Alley. A man with this profession marries Trina and eventually finds himself handcuffed to the body of Marcus Schouler, whom he killed. For 10 points, identify this specialized medical profession practiced by a main character in Gunter Grass' Local Anaesthetic and also held by the titular character of Frank Norris' McTeague.
In one novel, a minor character with this profession becomes a sort of psychoanalyst for a group called the Whole Sick Crew.
{dentist} [prompt on general answers like “doctor” or “physician”]