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Cutting for stone 2009 is a novel written by ethiopianborn indianamerican medical doctor and author abraham verghese. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 541 pages and is available in hardcover format. Abraham verghese inspiration for cutting for stone youtube. A sweeping, emotionally riveting novel with over one million copies soldan enthralling family saga of africa and americ. The introduction, questions, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of abraham vergheses acclaimed novel, cutting for stone.
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Cutting for stone ebook written by abraham verghese. For readers who like the length, depth, and strength of a true saga, cutting for stone by abraham verghese is your story. Marion and shiva stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a. At first, i wasnt sure id like the book, as i expected it to be quite sad. Orphaned by their mothers death in childbirth and their fathers. Stone is the shared name of the three main characters but cutting for stone is the name verghese bestows upon the equally important character that medicine and surgery personify in the novel.
Feb 02, 2010 abraham verghese talks about his literary influences and the inspiration for his bestselling novel, cutting for stone. Vergheses carefully drawn characters are compelling and unforgettable this is a book you will have to share with others, if you can bear parting with your copy. Abraham verghese talks about his literary influences and the inspiration for his bestselling novel, cutting for stone. Reading guide for cutting for stone by abraham verghese. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese, paperback barnes. May 08, 2009 cutting for stone the phrase is from the hippocratic oath is about twins born joined at the head, in a mission hospital in addis ababa half a century ago. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are thomas stone, sister mary joseph praise. Cutting for stone harris county public library overdrive. Vergheses digressions into medicine and surgery, however, are more intrusive, and feel like selfindulgence on the part of the author. Orphaned by their mothers death and their fathers disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novelan enthralling family saga of africa and america, doctors and patients, exile and home.
Apr 26, 2011 for readers who like the length, depth, and strength of a true saga, cutting for stone by abraham verghese is your story. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese book club discussion. Cutting for stone kindle edition by verghese, abraham. Cutting for stone by the astonishingly gifted, deeply compassionate writer abraham verghese will wrap around you from the very first page and will not let you go. To sum it up, cutting for stone is an epic novel that has an unforgettable story of betrayal and compassion. Marion and shiva stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful indian nun and a brash british surgeon at a mission hospital in addis ababa. He has also said my ambition was to write a big sweeping novel into which you could disappear, travel away as though in a spaceship, disappear, meet exciting people, and return to find that only a couple of days. Abraham verghese is professor and vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the stanford university school of medicine. To search other nova scotia public libraries, except halifax public libraries, start by performing a search in this catalogue. Yet cutting for stone is all the better for vergheses encyclopaedic knowledge and affection for its content.
It is a saga of twin brothers, orphaned by their mothers death at their births and forsaken by their father. Jan 26, 2010 cutting for stone by the astonishingly gifted, deeply compassionate writer abraham verghese will wrap around you from the very first page and will not let you go. Marion and shiva stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful indian nun and a brash british surgeon. Moving from addis ababa to new york city and back again, cutting for stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miraclesand two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined. The books climax unfortunately marks a further major misstep on vergheses part. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese overdrive rakuten. Abraham vergheses cutting for stone was published in 2009, and while verghese had published two nonfiction books previously, this was his first novel. Orphaned by their mothers death in childbirth and their fathers disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as. Abraham vergeheses cutting for stone is an early contender for my best read of 2010. Dec 26, 2009 abraham verghese story, cutting for stone, takes us to ethiopia during haile selassies rule when poverty foments revolution and betrayal by subjects who want better living and working conditions for its citizens. Cutting for stone brevard county library overdrive.