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When Breath Becomes Air
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- Book Synopsis
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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.
- About The Author
- Paul Kalanithi was a neurosurgeon and writer. He held degrees in English literature, human biology, and history and philoso-phy of science and medicine from Stanford and Cambridge universities before graduating from Yale School of Medicine. He also received the American Academy of Neu-rological Surgery's highest award for research. His reflections on doctoring and illness have been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Paris Review Daily. Kalanithi died in March 2015, aged 37. He is survived by his wife, Lucy, and their daughter, Elizabeth Acadia.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781784701994
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage, (05 January 2017)
- Number of Pages
- 256
- Weight
- 192 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 129 x 18 mm
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