Um Leben und Tod

How does a brain surgeon work? What does it feel like to cut into the organ with which people think and dream? And how does one cope when a patient's life depends on their healing skills? Operations on the innermost parts of a person are always associated with unpredictable risks. Henry Marsh, one of the best neurosurgeons in Britain, tells impressively openly, self-critically, and humorously about the exceptional situations that make up his daily work. His stories are about healing and helping, about hope and failure, about fatal mistakes, and about the difficulty of making the right decision.