by Jules Romains · Gallimard Education · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070360604
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«Knock ou le Triomphe de la Médecine» is the play by Jules Romains, published by Gallimard Education in paperback (152 pages, in French).
Knock, a doctor newly arrived in a small town, convinces its inhabitants that they are ill to secure himself a clientele. The play satirizes human credulity and the power of suggestion, and humorously criticizes the interests of medicine. The famous dialogue about «chatouille» and «grattouille» shows the character's persuasive rhetoric.
Play in three acts. Volume 60 of the Folio collection. Complete text.
A common reading in French schools and a useful option for students of French for its lively dialogue and accessible language.
Jules Romains was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. His works include the play Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine, and a cycle of works called Les Hommes de bonne volonté . Sinclair Lewis called him one of the six best novelists in the world.
