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Cutting for Stone

My Own Country

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Inside A Doctor's Mind At The End Of His Life

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Inside A Doctor's Mind At The End Of His Life

February 12, 2016 • Dr. Paul Kalanithi was finishing his residency in neurosurgery when he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. His memoir deals with the struggle and the joy of life as death drew near.

Inside A Doctor's Mind At The End Of His Life

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Listen: Audio Chat With Author Abraham Verghese

Author Interviews

Listen: Audio Chat With Author Abraham Verghese

April 7, 2011 • As a culmination of our March NPR Book Club reading of Cutting for Stone, we spoke to author Abraham Verghese, a doctor and writer, about his bestselling novel.

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NPR Book Club For March: 'Cutting For Stone'

NPR Book Club

NPR Book Club For March: 'Cutting For Stone'

March 8, 2011 • Throughout the month of March, NPR Books will be running an online discussion about Abraham Verghese's novel Cutting For Stone. Find out how you can take part in the club, both on the Web and in your community.

Best Books For A Book Club? Lynn Neary's '09 Picks

Best Books Of 2009

Best Books For A Book Club? Lynn Neary's '09 Picks

December 15, 2009 • What makes a good book-club selection? Most of Lynn Neary's picks are quick reads. All are fiction. And, because some of the best conversations occur when people don't agree, a few are calculated to spark debate. So have a glass of wine, maybe a bite to eat, and let the discussions begin.

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Story Specialists: Doctors Who Write

November 17, 2009 • The history of literature is filled with authors who also performed surgery or scribbled prescriptions. Lynn Neary speaks with two doctors who are also fiction writers — Abraham Verghese and Terrence Holt — about the link between medicine and writing literature.

Story Specialists: Doctors Who Write

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Excerpts: Best Books 2009

Excerpt: 'Cutting for Stone'

March 10, 2009 • Excerpt: 'Cutting for Stone'

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An Epic Of Ethiopia, Full Of Medical Lore

March 10, 2009 • Physician Abraham Verghese's debut novel, Cutting for Stone, is a big, sprawling story of an Ethiopian surgeon, his family and his craft. The author is best known for his memoir My Own Country.

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Books That Are Just What the Doctor Ordered

June 18, 2006 • As summer officially arrives this week, it's time to think about books to buy, borrow or check out of the library. Dr. Abraham Verghese, director of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, offers a brief reading list.

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