My own country is about the emergence of aids in a small town in the us. The book revealed the challenges of practicing medicine during a rapidly evolving epidemic, and of looking after people dying of a relentless and stigmatising disease. All content, including text and photographs of the caribbean, are mine unless otherwise noted. Abraham verghese is professor and senior associate chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the stanford university school of medicine. After starting his medical education, verghese was forced to leave. Abraham verghese, md, macp, is professor and vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the school of medicine at stanford university. May 30, 2016 what works of fiction should doctors read. My own country a doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids. This part is no fun but apparently it needs to be said. A young doctor of eastern tennessee describes the town s first introduction to the aids virus, which preceded a disturbing epidemic and introduced the doctor to many unique people. He is the author of my own country, a 1994 nbcc finalist and a time best book of the year, and the tennis partner, a new york times notable book.
Abraham verghese paints a vivid literal picture of life in rural kentucky and the personal struggles of the patients and the doctor who feels compelled to treat them when other medical professionals shun them. The autobiographical novel my own country tells the story of a young indian doctor named abraham verghese, who worked in johnson city, tn, when the city faced its first shocking and unexpected. Aids was brought to johnson city by way of new york, san francisco, miami, and elsewhere by prodigal gay. He tells a tale which crosses the generations, and traverses several continents. Verghese, abraham postcolonial studies scholarblogs. However, it eventually spread to the provinces and this is the true story of how dr. Naipaul, the book chronicles the tragic emergence of the aids crisis. A doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids. He began writing the story of johnson city while in texas and my own country. It is a doctor s personal journey toward understanding the multiple meanings of hivaids for those who have it and those who care for them. A doctor s story of a town and its people in the age of aids abraham verghese, author, a. It is a doctors personal journey toward understanding the multiple meanings of hivaids for those who have it and those who care for them. Buy cutting for stone book online at low prices in india. A doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids abraham verghese, author, a.
Shop history american books and collectibles abebooks. Dr verghese attended madras christian college and later madras medical college, and since then has studied and worked in. Wheeler, helen ward, 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. A doctors story abraham verghese, author, abraham vergehese, author, a. 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. A doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids ebook. A doctor s story of a town and its people in the age of aids. About my own country by the bestselling author of cutting for stone, a story of medicine in the american heartland, and confronting ones deepest prejudices and fears. In my own country, verghese describes the emergence of aids in. A grim reproof to all who want to deny that aids has arrived in americas heartland. Shop more collections related to history american history. He was the founding director of the center for medical humanities.
A doctor s story of a town and its people in the age of aids study guide my own country. In my own country, abraham verghese, a young indian doctor born and educated. Verghese coped with the victims and problems of hiv and full blown aids. In 2011, he was elected to be a member of the institute of medicine. A grim reproof to all who want to deny that aids has arrived in america s heartland. It is the story of a physician, an indian, born in ethiopia to christian expatriate teachers, in america. A doctor s story of a town and its people in the age of aids by abraham verghese c2015 bookrags, inc. A doctors story is abraham vergheses author of the fictional cutting for stone moving account of his. Often described as combing the medical writing of somerset maugham and the cultural storytelling of v.
Verghese, abraham vergehese due to covid19, orders may be delayed. By the bestselling author of cutting for stone, a story of medicine in the american heartland, and confronting ones deepest prejudices and fears. This book is an account of one doctors journey of personal and professional discovery during the aids epidemic in america. Abraham vergheses 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 of a town and its people in the age of aids by abraham verghese, a. This book illustrates the journey of the main character which took him to the unknown area to expertise his profession. Jun 01, 2010 cutting for stone s medical content increases as marion goes on to an internship in new york, and robs the novel of a little of its magic. 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.
Get free shipping on my own country by abraham verghese, from. Nearly two decades ago, when abraham verghese put his career as a physician on hold to try his hand at fiction, he knew he wanted to write an epic medical novel. My own country is the extraordinary story of an indian physician who settled in a rural town in tennessee as a young doctor to aids patients. A doctors story is abraham vergheses author of the fictional cutting for stone moving account of his years as a doctor in tennessee, specializing in working with patients with aids. Verghese recounts his growth from a relative innocent first encountering aids to an exhausted veteran who has to come to terms with the fact. Byington, md in remembrance of a joyful evening at dinner in my home with dr. Browse and buy a vast selection of history american. A doctors 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. Abraham verghese is a physician and the author of two acclaimed books of nonfiction, the tennis partner and my own country. A doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids verghese, abraham.
Abraham verghese born 1955 is an american physician, author, professor for the theory and practice of medicine at stanford university medical school and senior associate chair of the department of internal medicine. Often described as combing the medical writing of somerset maugham and the cultural story telling of v. Hello select your address best sellers today s deals new releases books today s deals new releases books. 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.
As doctor and writer, verghese brings humanity to the practice of medicine by bob thompson washington post. My own country by abraham verghese paperback wordery. They were the cumulative experience around which his first book, my own country. My colleagues, joan and emily, and i traveled with about 300 books to boston today so that we could get them signed for our first editions club fec. 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.
As doctor and writer, verghese brings humanity to the. Readers of this blog would have observed the themes behind my book recommendations. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Medical library lane check lane library catalog for status. Abraham verghese, author and internist, comes to johnson city later where he hears about the young man the citys only real case of aids. A doctors story written by verghese is about love and loss and the human condition, in every variation. Aids disease, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, biography, epidemiology, physicians, social aspects, social aspects of aids disease, patients. My own country pdf my own country a doctors story of a. Abraham verghese synopsis this is a fascinating family saga written by a professor of medicine whose indian heritage and ethiopian background permeate the book. But when the local hospital treated its first aids patient, a crisis that had once seemed an urban problem had arrived in the town to stay.
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 patients. First published in 1994, it made that years new york times notable book list. First published in 1994, it made that year s new york times notable book list. A doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids kindle edition. Abraham verghese is also the author of the tennis partner, a new york times notable book, and my own country, a national book critics circle finalist. Abraham vergheses cutting for stone was one of the best books i read last year. It is the story of a physician, an indian, born in ethiopia to christian expatriate teachers, in america since 1980, now in johnson city, tennessee, still trying to determine the meaning of home.
A graduate of the iowa writers workshop, he has published essays and short stories that have appeared in the new yorker, the new york times, the atlantic monthly, esquire, granta, the wall street. His story begins in 1985, when he arrives in johnson city. Moreover, later the doctor decided to take up practice in the city of johnson. The book s climax unfortunately marks a further major misstep on verghese s part. 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. My own country ebook by abraham verghese official publisher. He is also the author of three bestselling books, two memoirs and a novel. A doctor s story abraham verghese, author, abraham vergehese, author, a. Verghese expertly weaves the threads of numerous story lines into one cohesive opus. Vergheses 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. Abraham verghese wrote an amazing first novel hes written two previous memoirs, but beg and plead as we did, we werent able to.
Abraham soon becomes the area specialist on aids and the related symptoms, drawing patients from around the region as aids becomes more prevalent in the area. Verghese became by necessity the local aids expert, soon besieged by a shocking number of male and female patients whose stories. 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. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. For five years in the late 1980s, verghese was an infectious diseases specialist in johnson city, a town in northeastern tennessee. Titles com deans bookshelf research guides at texas a. His story begins in 1985, when he arrives in johnson city, tennessee, a quiet town in a mountainous region. This is a book about illness and treatment, about how a small community reacts to the advent of aids, about doctor patient relationships, the body in decline, the ritual of examination, and how verghese, as a doctor, coped with the inevitability of death. Working in johnson city was abraham verghese, a young indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases. Nestled in the smoky mountains of eastern tennessee, the town of johnson city had always seemed exempt from the anxieties of modern american life. Doctors originally thought it would stay in big cities like new york and chicago.
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