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I was at the iowa writers workshop from 1990 to 1991. Books similar to cutting for stone by abraham verghese. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese, paperback barnes. In what ways is cutting for stone an oldfashioned storyand what does it share with the great novels of the nineteenth century.
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In 2011, he was elected to be a member of the institute of medicine. I met abraham verghese at the austin book festival a few years ago. 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. Abraham verghese physicianauthor, cutting for stone.
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 a physician and the author of two acclaimed books of nonfiction, the tennis partner and my own country. 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. My own country ebook by abraham verghese official publisher. Verghese, who began his residency in johnson city, tenn. An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of cutting for stone. The tennis partner is a wellwritten look into the mindset of dr. This remarkable book on outsider artists interweaves biography, art criticism and memoir.
I didnt know much about ethiopia before reading it, but the narrative really immersed me in the history and politics of the country. Abraham verghese has books on goodreads with 685459 ratings. 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. So look for the suggested readalikes by title linked on the right. 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. 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. 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 vergheses moving and richly detailed epic novel cutting for stone, published last year, tells of the lives of ethiopian twins whose fates remain forever intertwined.
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