The Doctor's Wife (Ariyoshi novel)
| Author | Sawako Ariyoshi |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hanaoka Seishū no tsuma (華岡青洲の妻) |
| Translator | Wakako Hironaka and Ann Siller Kostant |
| Cover artist | Komaro Hoshino |
| Language | Japanese (original) |
| Publisher | Kodansha International |
Publication date | 1966 |
| Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | 1978 |
| Media type | Book |
| Pages | 174 |
| ISBN | 4-7700-2974-8 |
| OCLC | 54488219 |
| 895.6/35 22 | |
| LC Class | PL845.R5 H313 2003 |
The Doctor's Wife, known in Japanese as Hanaoka Seishū's Wife (華岡青洲の妻, Hanaoka Seishū no tsuma), is a noted novel by Sawako Ariyoshi written in 1966.
The partly historical novel is based on the life of noted male physician Hanaoka Seishū. Though much is based on fact, many events were added for dramatic purposes.