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Jonathan Hammel is a Paris-based physician and novelist whose debut, Stéthos & Cie, won the Hippocrates Book Prize. The Jewish Hospital was inspired by the wartime experiences of his grandmother, who served as a nurse at the institution during the Second World War. Drawing on years of research, family testimony, and visits to the hospital in Berlin, Hammel brings to life a little-known chapter of history with emotional precision and depth. In addition to his medical work, Hammel is a pianist, composer, and host of the Bloodflow podcast, where he interviews leading creators and performers from around the world.