Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese is a 2009 Fiction & Literature book written by TED speaker Abraham Verghese, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "A doctor's touch" (2011), 2.2M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 2 years before the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 1st of 2 books by Abraham Verghese on Books Worth Reading (2009–2023), by publication year.
- Edition: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2009 · 655 pages
The paired TED talk
A doctor's touch (2011), the TED talk by Abraham Verghese.
From the publisher
Cutting for Stone (2009) is a novel written by Ethiopian-born Indian-American medical doctor and author Abraham Verghese. It is a saga of twin brothers, orphaned by their mother's death at their births and forsaken by their father. The book includes both a deep description of medical procedures and an exploration of the human side of medical practices.
When first published, the novel was on The New York Times Best Seller list for two years and generally received well by critics. With its positive reception, Barack Obama put it on his summer reading list and the book was optioned for adaptations.
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