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He is also the author of three best selling books, two memoirs and a novel. Abraham verghese has said that his ambition in writing cutting for stone was to tell a great story, an oldfashioned, truthtelling story. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Books similar to cutting for stone by abraham verghese.
Abraham verghese is senior associate chair and professor for the theory and practice of medicine, stanford university school of medicine. His first book, my own country, about aids in rural tennessee, was a finalist for the national book critics circle award for 1994 and was made into a movie directed by mira nair and starring naveen andrews, marisa tomei, glenne headley and others. Abraham verghese has books on goodreads with 685766 ratings. Yes, there is a role for poetry and fiction in a pandemic. President barack obamas favourite books the telegraph. Abraham verghese born 1955 is an american physician, author, professor for the theory and practice of medicine at stanford university medical school and senior associate chair of the department of internal medicine. Books by abraham verghese author of cutting for stone. Interview an interview with abraham verghese about his life and writing and in particular about his extraordinary 2009 novel cutting for stone, set in 1960s and 70s ethiopia and 1980s new york an interview with abraham verghese about his life and writing and in particular about his 2009 novel cutting for stone. Abraham verghese is professor and vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the stanford university school of medicine. Abraham verghese, author of cutting for stone, describes his writing life. He is also the critically acclaimed bestselling author of cutting for stone and the tennis partner, as well as a physician with an international reputation for his focus on healing in an era where.
If you think about the extraordinary act of taking those. Abraham verghese talks about prairie lights bookstore and his time in iowa city. In what ways is cutting for stone an oldfashioned storyand what does it share with the great novels of the nineteenth century. For our series, you must read this, where authors talk about a book they love, he recommends one of his favorite books from childhood.
National public radio 2015727 elaborate rituals and lions public radio international talked with abraham verghese about his birth and life in addis ababa as president barack obama toured ethiopia as part of his visit to the african continent. First published in 1994, it made that years new york times notable book list. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese powells books. Verghese is willing to let the reader into his mind as he deals with a particularly difficult period in his life. Mastering the heat at the culinary institute of america by michael ruhlman. In 2011, he was elected to be a member of the institute of medicine. Discount prices on books by abraham verghese, including titles like living dowry. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese a first novel by a doctor, inspired by his own experiences in india, ethiopia, and new york. Abraham verghese books list of books by author abraham verghese. Verghese s descriptive and engaging narrative pulled me into the story so well i could close my eyes and believe i too was in the hospitals in addis ababa and new york city. The child of indian expatriates, himself an immigrant, dr.
Cutting for stone by abraham verghese was so eloquently written i did not want to take a break from reading for fear of abandoning the characters in the book. Most of you know my favorite books to read and write are cozy mysteries so cutting for stone by abraham verghese was a little more intense than i usually go for a friend gave me the book. I didnt know much about ethiopia before reading it, but the narrative really immersed me in the history and politics of the country. Laing is a tour guide into the peculiar, lonely crowdedness you find in a world city. If you like abraham vergheses cutting for stone by seattle librarians a staffcreated list. Midnight in the garden of good and evil, john berendt. As abraham verghese quotes it, the line from the oath reads i will not cut for stone, even for patients in whom the disease is manifest. Suffice it to say that this novel has been recommended by fellow readers with great taste who describe it using my favorite adjectives. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese books on tape. Abraham verghese primary author only author division. Abraham verghese reminds care providers of importance. In 1947, sister mary joseph praise leaves her missionary post in india to take a new position in yemen.
Another memoir, the tennis partner, is about his friendship with a medical resident and recovering addict. The title, cutting for stone, refers to a line in the hippocratic oath, and to the last name of the three main characters, all of them surgeons. Abraham verghese is currently considered a single author. An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of cutting for stone. Lane provostial professor, and vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the school of medicine at stanford university. I spent so much time and money at prairie lights that even now, much of what is on the shelves in my study comes from that period. The saga of conjoined twins born of a union between an indian nun and an english surgeon in 1954. It is an epic and beautifully crafted story, and i. Abraham verghese, an internist and bestselling author, believes in the power of technological tools available to todays doctors, he champions for health care providers to draw on the importance of human touch and interaction when ministering to patients verghese gave a keynote address on tuesday at the catholic health assembly. He is also the author of three bestselling books, two memoirs and a novel.
Author of the muchpraised medical memoir my own country, verghese, who is a doctor as well as an author, now offers an expertly composed first novel about missionaries in india and africa. Abraham verghese books list of books by abraham verghese. In cutting for stone, abraham verghese shows us with brilliance and passion where healing comes from, and how we move through suffering to embrace life. From 1990 to 1991, abraham verghese attended the iowa writers workshop at the university of iowa, where he obtained a master of fine arts degree. See all books authored by abraham verghese, including when breath becomes air, and cutting for stone, and more on.
The tennis partner is a wellwritten look into the mindset of dr. Abraham verghese talks about medicine and fiction to kim odell of the heinz foundation. March 10, 2009 physician abraham vergheses debut novel, cutting for stone, is a big, sprawling story of an ethiopian surgeon, his family and his craft. Dec 07, 2010 for our series, you must read this, where authors talk about a book they love, he recommends one of his favorite books from childhood.
All the books below are recommended as readalikes for abraham verghese but some maybe more relevant to you than others depending on which books by the author you have read and enjoyed. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese booksamillion. Ethiopias postcolonial history is a colorful background. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese, paperback barnes. Your previous two books are nonfiction, but youve said that you. I was at the iowa writers workshop from 1990 to 1991. Posts about abraham verghese written by rebecca foster.
Cutting for stone will be among my top favorite books for this year. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is an epic and beautifully crafted story, and i was so sad when it ended. It is used in colleges and medical schools throughout north america and across the world because of the way it communicates the sense of empathy and compassion so often missing in medical school education in an era of high technology and. Abraham verghese prescribes these books on doctors lives. Its set in the estates, in the 40s and 50s, that interesting period of transition from british rule. 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. Abraham vergheses most popular book is when breath becomes air. Lane provostial professor vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the stanford school of medicine, went on to write more books.
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