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A doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids ebook. In my own country, abraham verghese, a young indian doctor born and educated in ethiopia, tells of the four years he spent in a tennessee town as a specialist in infectious diseases. A verghese a young doctor of eastern tennessee describes the towns first introduction to the aids virus, which preceded a disturbing epidemic and introduced the doctor to many unique people. Verghese s early years as an orderly, his caring for terminal aids patients, the insights he gained from the deep relationships he formed and the suffering he witnessed were intensely transformative.
A doctor s story abraham verghese, 1994 knopf doubleday 448 pp. Doctors originally thought it would stay in big cities like new york and chicago. My own country tells the story of an east indian doctor who settles in johnson city, tennessee. A doctor s story 1994 the tennis partner 1998 cutting for stone 2008 the maramon convention upcoming awards and honors. Verghese recounts his growth from a relative innocent first encountering aids to an exhausted veteran who has to come to terms with the fact that he could not save his. A doctors story by abraham verghese 1995, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Abraham verghese and his work as an infectious disease physician in rural tennessee during the early years of the hiv pandemic. Verghese is a powerful writer, and his rendering of the aids crisis immortalizes the victims of the aids crisis in johnson city. A doctors story 1st vintage books ed by verghese, a. Aug 28, 1994 my own country a doctor s story of a town and its people in the age of aids.
A doctor s story is abraham verghese s author of the fictional cutting for stone moving account of his years as a doctor in tennessee, specializing in working with patients with aids. With naveen andrews, glenne headly, hal holbrook, swoosie kurtz. They were the cumulative experience around which his first book, my own country. A doctors story abraham verghese, 1994 knopf doubleday 448 pp. Books by abraham verghese author of cutting for stone. It is used in colleges and medical schools throughout north america and across the world because of the way it communicates the sense of empathy and compassion so often missing in medical school education in an era of high technology and reliance on computers as. His story begins in 1985, when he arrives in johnson city, tennessee, a quiet town in a mountainous region.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It is the story of a physician, an indian, born in. Within the larger community, verghese is aware of his status as a foreign doctor. By the bestselling author of cutting for stone, a story of medicine. A doctors story by abraham verghese and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Verghese became by necessity the local aids expert, soon besieged by a shocking number of male and female patients whose stories came to occupy his mind, and even take over his life. He is also the critically acclaimed bestselling author of cutting for stone and the tennis partner, as well as a physician with an international reputation for his focus on healing in an era where. He is also known for two acclaimed nonfiction works, my own country. The book was highly acclaimed and nominated for the national book critics circle. A doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids kindle edition by abraham verghese author visit amazons abraham verghese page. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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