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The Politics of Passion is the first comprehensive collection of
the writing and art of Dr Norman Bethune. A Canadian medical
pioneer and a communist, Bethune gained fame during the 1930s while
serving in the Spanish Civil War and participating in China's
struggle against Japanese invasion. This book sheds light on the
man, the artist, and the revolutionary. It uncovers new historical
material relating to several controversies surrounding Bethune. A
remarkable document obtained from the Communist International
Archives in Moscow, for instance, discusses why Bethune was sent
home in disgrace from the Spanish Civil War. It refers to a
mysterious Swedish woman, Kajsa von Rothman, who was Bethune's
lover and who was believed by left-wing Spanish authorities to be
politically suspect. This collection of Bethune's writings and art
reveals that politics preoccupied him only during the last four
years of his life. Earlier, his passionate nature found expression
in medical and surgical innovation, as well as in painting,
sketching, photography, writing - from poetry and short stories to
letters, radio broadcasts, and plays - and public speaking. The
Politics of Passion reveals the many sides of Bethune's identity,
exploring not only the life of a revolutionary doctor, but of an
intense and compassionate artist.
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