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David Gelber, a New York native, is the seventh of nine sons and one of three to pursue medicine. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1980 and went on to graduate medical school in 1984 from the University of Rochester.
He completed his residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, followed by three years as attending surgeon at Nassau County Medical Center in Long Island, N.Y. Gelber has since joined Coastal Surgical Group in Houston, Texas.
Gelber has been a surgeon for more than 20 years, but over the last few years he began to pursue his passion for writing, initially with his debut novel, Future Hope (Emerald Book Company, January 2010). The novel speculates about future Earth and what the world might have been like if man had not succumbed to temptation in the Garden of Eden. Joshua and Aaron is a sequel to Future Hope and follows the battle of wills that transpires between unsung hero Joshua Smith and satanic Aaron Diblonski.
Dr. Gelber has added two books about surgery, Behind the Mask and Under the Drapes, both of which provide the reader with a view of the world of surgery rarely seen by those outside the medical professions.
Last Light is an apocalyptic short story which starts off asking the question: “What would happen if nobody ever was sick or injured?”
Minotaur Revisited is an entertaining romp through history seen through the eyes of Quint, the famed half-bull half-man monster of Greek Mythology.
Gelber was raised in reformed Judaism, but joined the Presbyterian Church 15 years ago. He is married with three children, four dogs, and a variety of birds. His interests include horse racing, mechanical Swiss watches and, of course, writing
Reviewed by Lee Ashford for Readers' Favorite
“Minotaur Revisited” by David Gelber is an enchanting trip through history, from the days of Greek Mythology to the present. A unique twist to the story lies in the fact that it is told from the eye-witness perspective of the famed Minotaur, whose death at the hands of Theseus in the Labyrinth was greatly exaggerated. Apparently, Theseus and the Minotaur agreed to act as if Theseus had indeed slain the Minotaur, more familiarly known as Quintus, so that Quint could escape life in the labyrinth and go and experience life in the real world. And for the next several thousand years, he experienced life as no other has, before or since. He played a role – secretly, of course – in many significant events during the course of our history. What events could he have been involved in? I am glad you asked!
According to this tale, Quint the Minotaur was either present at, or complicit in, events ranging from Moses being chosen by God to lead His people out of slavery, to a time in Africa, where he foiled a gang of slave traders. He survived Auschwitz. He shared a room with Picasso and helped him “invent” cubism. He spent time in a circus, and married “the wolf girl”. He helped Martin Luther have his epiphany. As you can see, Quint was one busy Minotaur, and I have barely scratched the surface! I was captivated by this unique account of history, and yet found it exceedingly educational. The Minotaur of Greek Mythology is presented as a peace-loving demi-God who would rather tend his gardens than devour people, and was very uncomfortable with his undeserved reputation as a horrible monster. Gelber really did an outstanding job of researching history and then presenting it in a way that even a middle-school boy could and would enjoy. I am well past middle-school, but I thoroughly enjoyed the book, too, and I have to label it as “Recommended Reading” for people in general, of any age.
