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Those words provide an epigraph partway through abraham vergheses first novel, cutting for stone, and also explain the surname of its narrator, marion stone, along with his twin brother, shiva, and their father, the almost entirely absent surgeon thomas stone. Abraham verghese, md, professor of medicine at the stanford school of medicine, was awarded a national humanities medal, the white house announced president barack obama conferred the medal at a white house ceremony sept. Born of indian parents who were teachers in ethiopia, he grew up near addis ababa and began his medical training there. John burnham schwartz with abraham verghese at palo alto john burnham schwartz bestselling author of reservation road discusses his enchanting new novel, the red daughter. Physician, author abraham verghese receives national. It is a saga of twin brothers, orphaned by their mothers death at their births and forsaken by their father. Verghese has an honorary doctor of science degree from swarthmore college and has published extensively in the medical literature, and his writing has appeared in the new yorker, sports illustrated, the atlantic monthly, esquire, granta, the new york times magazine, the wall street journal, and elsewhere. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese a story of ethiopias past halfcentury impresses aida edemariam. Pdf cutting for stone book by abraham verghese free.
In a career that spans more than five decades, jerome p. An interview with abraham verghese about his life and writing and in particular about his 2009 novel cutting for stone. 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. The book includes a deep description of both medical procedures and explores the human side of medical practices. This is a novel sure to receive a great amount of critical attentionand attention from readers, too. It begins with the lines from gitanjali, the celebrated poetry collection of the nobel laureate, rabindranath tagore and because i love this life. In 2011, he was elected to be a member of the institute of medicine. Abraham vergheses most popular book is when breath becomes air. Cutting for stone by verghese, abraham and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stanfords abraham verghese honored as both author and healer. This first novel was preceded by two nonfiction books. And so begins the epic journey of abraham verghese s sweeping novel, cutting for stone.
And so begins the epic journey of abraham vergheses sweeping novel, cutting for stone. Accomplished nonfiction writers do not necessarily make accomplished novelists, but with cutting for stone, abraham verghese has become both. See all books authored by abraham verghese, including when breath becomes air, and cutting. 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. These citations may not conform precisely to your selected citation style. Cutting for stones medical content increases as marion goes on to an internship in new york, and robs the novel of a little of its magic. Beautifully written, fascinating and tragic, by a doctor who was changed and shaped by his patients. Marion and shiva stone are twin brothers born of a secret.
Cutting for stone 2009 is a novel written by ethiopianborn indianamerican medical doctor and author abraham verghese. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese world of books. Cutting for stone abraham verghese, 2009 knopf doubleday 541 pp. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 541 pages and is available in hardcover format. When the emperor was deposed, verghese briefly joined his parents who had moved to the united states because of the war. Abraham verghese a sweeping, emotionally riveting novel with over one million copies soldan enthralling family saga of africa and america, doctors and patients, exile and home.
The author of this fiction novel is abraham verghese. He graduated from the iowa writers workshop at the university of iowa, where he earned a master of fine arts degree in 1991. He is also the author of three bestselling books, two memoirs and a novel. Abraham verghese s most popular book is when breath becomes air. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are thomas stone, sister mary joseph praise.
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