The Good Doctor (novel)

{{Short description|2004 book by Damon Galgut}}

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{{Infobox book

| image = TheGoodDoctor.jpg

| author = Damon Galgut

| language = English

| pub_date = 9 January 2004 (US)

| publisher = Atlantic Books (UK)
Grove Press (US)

}}

The Good Doctor is the fifth novel of South African author Damon Galgut.{{Cite web|title=THE GOOD DOCTOR{{!}}Damon Galgut, Author {{!}} Grove $23 (224p) ISBN 978-0-8021-1764-9 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8021-1764-9|website=www.publishersweekly.com|access-date=2019-07-04}}{{Cite book|url=https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-good-doctor/|title=The Good Doctor {{!}} Grove Atlantic|language=en}} It was published in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Books and by Grove Press in the United States on 9 January 2004.{{Cite web|date=15 October 2003|title=The Good Doctor|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/damon-galgut/the-good-doctor-2/|website=Kirkus Reviews}} The Good Doctor focuses on one doctor's struggle with his conscience in a rural hospital in post-apartheid South Africa.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/sep/20/featuresreviews.guardianreview17|title=Review: The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut|last=Hope|first=Christopher|date=2003-09-20|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-07-04|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-good-doctor-by-damon-galgut-87322.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-good-doctor-by-damon-galgut-87322.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut|date=2003-09-17|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-07-04}} It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2003.