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The Doctor by Noah Gordon... The novel "The Doctor" takes us on a journey to the Middle Ages, specifically to the eleventh century AD. It appears to be the story of an orphaned boy living in Britain, but it is, in reality, a story of the encounter between East and West. This boy—who possesses a special gift that allows him to foresee the approaching death of those about to die—attempts to find a cure for people's ailments. After meeting a Jewish ophthalmologist who studied medicine in Isfahan under Ibn Sina, he dreams of traveling to Persia to study medicine. However, a ban on traveling to study in Eastern schools is the obstacle facing the protagonist. And here begins his great adventure and breathtaking journey.