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Hospital of the Transfiguration

Stanislaw Lem (1988)

SubgenreHeroic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.77
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Mental IllnessWarPolitical ViolenceCaptivityDeathGenocideAbleismAnxietyDepression

Positive tags

PhilosophicalThought-Provoking

Hero archetypes

Doctor

Protagonist archetypes

Morally Gray ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterMorally Gray ProtagonistWarHistorical Setting

Themes

Moral AmbiguitySanity vs InsanityOppressionSurvivalInstitutional CritiqueWar and HumanityAbsurdism

Synopsis

It is 1939; the Nazis have occupied Poland. A young doctor disturbed by the fate of Poland joins the staff of an insane asylum only to find a world of pain and absurdity to match that outside.

Tags

Historical FictionLiterary FictionPhilosophical FictionWar Fiction