Abraham Verghese
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| Title | : | My Own Country: A Doctor's Story |
| Author | : | Abraham Verghese |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
| Published | : | April 25th 1995 by Vintage (first published 1994) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Health. Medicine. Medical. Biography |
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By the bestselling author of Cutting for Stone, a story of medicine in the American heartland, and confronting one's deepest prejudices and fears.Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City had always seemed exempt from the anxieties of modern American life. 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.
Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases. Dr. 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. Verghese brought a singular perspective to Johnson City: as a doctor unique in his abilities; as an outsider who could talk to people suspicious of local practitioners; above all, as a writer of grace and compassion who saw that what was happening in this conservative community was both a medical and a spiritual emergency."
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| Original Title: | My Own Country: A Doctor's Story |
| ISBN: | 0679752927 (ISBN13: 9780679752929) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Lambda Literary Award for Biography/Autobiography (1995), National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (1994) |
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Ratings: 4.19 From 10129 Users | 818 ReviewsEvaluation Regarding Books My Own Country: A Doctor's Story
My Own Country: 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. 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. The years are the mid- to late-1980s and AZT is only beginning to be used at the end of this time and no other drugsDr Verghese - Eloquent, extraordinarily compassionate, likeable and highly intelligent person. This book exceeded all expectations.Abraham Verghese goes from strength to strength when it comes to impressing me. I first became a fan when I read the Foreword he wrote for Paul Kalanithi's memoir When Breath Becomes Air. This was soon topped by his fabulous novel Cutting For Stone - one of my all time favourites. Having such high expectations I briefly worried whether I might be
Am I a book snob?Because I'm finding that as I read a book, like this one, I keep asking myself why someone would waste so many words to say, essentially, nothing that sheds light on the story.Why do I need to know every time the author got in his car to go somewhere, that he turned right on such and such street, then left onto that highway, and then there was a bend in the road...For real? I understand that he was trying to give the reader a sense of 'His Country,' but it became excessive. He
I wasn't expecting much literary prowess from a book I was required to read for medical school, but was pleasantly surprised by Dr. Verghese's seminal account of treating AIDs patients in 1980s rural Tennessee. His accounts delve into so many of the nuanced issues surrounding medicine: patient-doctor relationships, cultural values, work-life balance, but what makes him a good writer (and no doubt a good physician as well) is his painstaking attention to detail. He puts you into his head during
I just finished reading MY OWN COUNTRY: A DOCTOR'S STORY by Abraham Verghese. I think it's a WONDERFUL book. Amazing and beautiful and sweet and sad and terrifying and gorgeous. Beautifully written. Exquisite prose.And a VERY disturbing book. The book is an exploration and investigation of the early days of the AIDS epidemic, and of the people who were infected by the virus, and of the physicians, nurses, and others who cared for them. It focuses on the area in and around Johnson City,
This is a fine book about the early days of the HIV epidemic, and how perplexed and conflicted many were as they came to terms with their own feelings and reactions to the disease and those who contracted it. However, it also is a book in the longstanding tradition of HIV books that are self-congratulatory, maudlin, and self-pitying. The irony of HIV has often been that, while pleading for it to be treated as just another disease in order to normalize those who suffer from it rather than
This is the story of the author's work with AIDS patients in eastern Tennessee in the 1980's. It was a horrifying time, when there were no treatments (and then finally there was AZT) and when family, friends, clergy, and medical professionals shunned HIV positive people and people with AIDS. The author describes some of his patients, his relationship with them, and how being "the AIDS doctor" impacted his personal and professional life. It was a good and difficult read.
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