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When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi ; foreword by Abraham Verghese.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: xix, 228 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781784701994 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 617.48092 23
LOC classification:
  • RD592.9 .K3 2017
Summary: 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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Originally published: London: The Bodley Head, 2016.

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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