When breath becomes air / Paul Kalanithi ; foreword by Abraham Verghese.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Vintage, 2017.Description: xix, 228 pages ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781784701994 (pbk.) :
- 1784701998
- 617.48092 23
- 155.937 KALA
- RD592.9
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Originally published: London: The Bodley Head, 2016.
Foreword / by Abraham Verghese -- Prologue -- In perfect health I begin -- Cease not till death -- Epilogue / by Lucy Kalanithi.
You are a young neurosurgeon. You have completed 11 years of training. You are devoted to your work and on the brink of a wonderful career. Then you are diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. 'When Breath Becomes Air' is an unforgettable reflection on the practice of medicine and the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.
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