Description
At thirty-six, with a decade of neurosurgery training nearly complete, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, transforming him from doctor to patient overnight. This profound memoir chronicles his journey from a medical student grappling with the meaning of life to a neurosurgeon confronting his own mortality and becoming a new father. Kalanithi grapples with essential questions: What makes a life worth living when facing death? What does it mean to nurture new life as your own fades? "When Breath Becomes Air" is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the human condition, penned by a brilliant writer who became both healer and the healed.
Available Editions
paperback
Thorndike Press Large Print
Published Apr 6, 2016
209 pages
ISBN: 9781410487858
paperback
Random House
Published Jan 1, 2016
258 pages
ISBN: 9780812988413
hardcover
Random House
Published Jan 1, 2016
256 pages
ISBN: 9780812988406
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First Published
2016
Language
eng
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