He is the author of my own country, an nbcc finalist made into a film directed by mira nair, and the tennis partner, a new york times notable book. Abraham verghese interviews jerome kassirer on new book. Cutting for stone, abraham verghese s debut novel, is nothing less than an epic in prose. Abraham verghese was born in 1955 to welleducated, south indian, christian parents who migrated to ethiopia to teach. I didnt read a book, at least not on the beach, because again it felt strange to be using words on a page to create. In 2011, he was elected to be a member of the institute of medicine.
It begins with the lines from gitanjali, the celebrated poetry collection of the nobel laureate, rabindranath tagore and because i love this life. Abraham verghese audio books, best sellers, author bio. Abraham verghese is senior associate chair and professor for the theory and practice of medicine, stanford university school of medicine. The new book draws on the remarkable odyssey that finally made texas his own country, but the title goes back to medieval times, when traveling. Nestled in the smoky mountains of eastern tennessee, the town of johnson city had always seemed exempt from the anxieties of modern american life. Jan 26, 2010 abraham verghese is professor and vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the stanford university school of medicine. Books by abraham verghese author of when breath becomes air. Its set in the estates, in the 40s and 50s, that interesting period of transition from british rule.
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Abraham verghese found a home among the country people of tennessee and an extended family among this bible belts first aids victims. In 20, after a ninepublisher auction, bj novak sold his book of short stories in a two book deal to knopf for seven figures. Discover book depositorys huge selection of abraham verghese books online. Abraham verghese has books on goodreads with 688431 ratings. About the book in 1980, abraham verghese joined thousands of other hopeful medical graduates from the university of madras and entered into the competitive world of residents and interns in the united states.
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Citing anecdotal evidence and quantitative analyses, verghese describes the despair on both sides of the hospital bed and connects physician burnout and patient. The long narrative, setting, characters, conflicts, and quotations that read as invocations all set out to prove this. A brief history of sevenfigure book advances literary hub. Lane provostial professor, and vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the school of medicine at stanford university. See all books authored by abraham verghese, including when breath becomes air, and cutting for stone, and more on. Abraham vergheses upcoming novel, the maramon convention, to be published by scribner, is set in india, in the state of kerala, about which he says. Cutting for stone abraham verghese, 2009 knopf doubleday 541 pp. Set mostly in and around addis ababa and new york, the story follows the life of marion praise stone. Verghese is a physician and an already accomplished author.
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