My own country a doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids. Abraham verghese, signed abebooks passion for books. However, it eventually spread to the provinces and this is the true story of how dr. 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. Verghese coped with the victims and problems of hiv and full blown 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 that he could not save his patients. A doctors story by abraham verghese19950425 by abraham verghese jan 1 2005. Abraham begins abraham describes abraham learns abraham meets abraham notes. Working in johnson city was abraham verghese, a young indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases who became, by necessity, the local aids expert. My own country, a memoir by abraham verghese, uniquely describes the experience of an immigrant physician with the culture of appalachia as he confronts the devastating medical and personal consequences of aids as aids patients sought his care as an infectious disease specialist in the 1980s. Keep track of your high and low blood sugar levels. Aug 28, 1994 my own country a doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids. Moreover, later the doctor decided to take up practice in the city of johnson. The tennis partner by verghese, abraham and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Abraham begins abraham describes abraham learns abraham meets abraham notes abraham says abraham spends abraham tells abraham verghese abrahams first aids abrahams patients admits aids patients aids support group aids victims aids virus arrives becomes believe bess johnson big.
My own country by abraham verghese overdrive rakuten. First published in 1994, it made that years new york times notable book list. Nestled in the smoky mountains of eastern tennessee, the town of johnson city had always. I was blessed in having mary evans, my literary agent, discover me in iowa. When george konrad was a child of eleven, he, his sister, and two cousins managed to flee to budapest from the hungarian countryside the day before. Doctors originally thought it would stay in big cities like new york and chicago. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids by abraham verghese, a. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the us.
Few books can transport the lay reader into the center of an epidemic with such honesty, compassion and intelligence as my own country. My own country verghese, abraham 9780679752929 hpb. My own country by abraham verghese boomerang books. Verghese describes the unexpected and insidious advance of the hiv virus into a small tennessee town. Abraham verghese audio books, best sellers, author bio. The memoir and first book from the author of the beloved new york times bestseller cutting for stone. To both mary and george i will be eternally grateful. My own country by abraham verghese book club discussion. A young doctor in the smoky mountains of eastern tennessee describes the towns first introduction to the aids virus, which. 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.
Abraham verghese books list of books by author abraham verghese. A doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids abraham verghese, author, a. Abraham verghese books list of books by author abraham. Nestled in the smoky mountains of eastern tennessee, the town of johnson city had always seemed exempt from the anxieties of modern american life.
We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. He is also known for two acclaimed nonfiction works, my own country. Read my own country a doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids by abraham verghese available from rakuten kobo. My own country abraham verghese page 29 read online.
A doctors story written by verghese is about love and loss and the human condition, in every variation. With naveen andrews, glenne headly, hal holbrook, swoosie kurtz. The greatest strength of this eloquently written book is its ability to. Cutting for stone is one of the books i have read which covers a. In a sense, we come to learn in my own country how stories get woven together, as his patients stories become part of the fabric of vergheses life, and what he gains, either professionally or personally, from listening to others stories in the process of telling his own. The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your groups reading of abraham vergheses my own country.
My grief that my bess had been infected with this virus from hell knows no bounds. By the bestselling author of cutting for stone, a story of medicine. My own country a doctors story of a town and its people in the age. My own country a doctors story of a town and its people in the age of aids by abraham.
Its 1985, and aids is spreading from the big cities to the rural areas. A doctors story by abraham verghese, in good condition. 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. From 1990 to 1991, abraham verghese attended the iowa writers workshop at the university of iowa, where he obtained a master of fine arts degree. His first book, my own country, about aids in rural tennessee, was a finalist for the national book critics circle award for 1994 and was made into a movie directed by mira nair and starring naveen. My own country by abraham verghese the memoir and first book from the author of the beloved new york times bestseller cutting for stone. 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.
His third book and first novel, cutting for stone, was published by knopf in 2009. 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. He is also the author of three bestselling books, two memoirs and a novel. By the bestselling author of cutting for stone, a story of medicine in the american heartland, and confronting ones deepest prejudices and fears. 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. My own country is about the emergence of aids in a small town in the us. I met abraham verghese at a book festival in austin, texas where he was speaking about his novels and writing. Working in johnson city was abraham verghese, a young indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases. We hope they will enrich your understanding of a book that is rich in themes for stimulating group discussion. A doctors story by verghese, abraham a young doctor in the smoky mountains 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.
My own country ebook by abraham verghese official publisher. My own country by abraham verghese is the story of his medical experiences in the smokey mountains of tennessee when the aids epidemic was rapidly growing throughout the u. A true story of obsession, addiction and psychological manipulation 2016 daily diabetic calendar. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. See all books authored by abraham verghese, including when breath becomes air, and cutting for stone, and more on. Verghese obviously became very familiar with these patients, making their deaths all that much harder. Stories, then, become an ethical concern of understanding oneself. 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. Aids disease, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, biography, epidemiology, physicians, social aspects, social aspects of aids disease, patients.
My own country ebook by abraham verghese rakuten kobo. Books by abraham verghese author of cutting for stone. Description my own country by abraham verghese by the bestselling author of cutting for stone, a story of medicine in the american heartland, and confronting ones deepest prejudices and fears. Verghese describes the early eighties, before aids had spun out of control, as a time of unreal and unparalleled confidence, bordering on conceit, in the western medical world, p.
My own country nestled in the smoky mountains of eastern tennessee, the town of johnson city saw its first aids patient in august 1985. 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. A doctors story 1st vintage books ed by verghese, a. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. The doctors name is abraham verghese, and he specializes in infectious diseases. The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your groups reading of abraham verghese s my own country.
If you havent read cutting for stone, do yourself a favor and buy it. 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. Get a free e book by joining our mailing list today. Why the rich own their own companies and everyone else works for them rich dads advisors doctor, doctor. When verghese arrives in johnson city, he feels he has found a home, his own country p.
His story begins in 1985, when he arrives in johnson city, tennessee, a quiet town in a mountainous region. Does he still see it in this way at the end of the book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A doctors story abraham verghese, 1994 knopf doubleday 448 pp. A doctors story abraham verghese, author, abraham vergehese, author, a. Verghese became by necessity the local aids expert, soon besieged by a shocking number of male and female patients whose stories came to occupy.
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