Forthcoming books are announced every day, but this week, there have been two big announcements that have us buzzing with anticipationso of course we wanted to share the news with you first up is the maramon convention scribner, the forthcoming second novel from awardwinning writer abraham verghese, whose cutting for stone was one of our readers choice. Verghese, marion praise stone, the novels protagonist, is also a doctor with south indian roots, born and brought up in ethiopia, who eventually immigrates to the united states in the wake of political unrest. In my heart i knew the chance was infinitesimally small, and the first whiff of. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese in fb2, rtf, txt download ebook. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese nook book ebook. Books by abraham verghese author of cutting for stone abraham verghese has 5 books on goodreads with 687105 ratings. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese book cover, description, publication history. Apr 26, 2011 for readers who like the length, depth, and strength of a true saga, cutting for stone by abraham verghese is your story. In cutting for stone, renowned physician abraham verghese has given us a remarkable reading experience that explores the lives of a memorable cast of characters, many of them doctors. Chapter two of cutting for stone, by abraham verghese, is titled the missing finger, and we learn how dr.
It was published by vintage and has a total of 667 pages in the book. Accomplished nonfiction writers do not necessarily make accomplished novelists, but with cutting for stone, abraham verghese has become both. Cutting for stone by verghese, abraham and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dec 09, 2011 verghese is the author of the bestselling novel cutting for stone and two memoirs, my own country and the tennis partner. Abraham vergheses cutting for stone was published in 2009, and while verghese had published two nonfiction books previously, this was his first novel. Stone, i said, using his title though i longed to cry out, father. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese so, i finally finished the second of the two big fat books i was reading simultaneously note to self. Feb 03, 2009 abraham verghese is professor and vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the stanford university school of medicine. Abraham verghese is professor and vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the stanford university school of medicine. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese a story of ethiopias past halfcentury impresses aida edemariam. Cutting for stone is a gorgeous epic tale, suffused with unforgettable grace, humanity and compassion.
Cutting for stone by abraham verghese and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Orphaned by their mothers death and their fathers disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese book club discussion. Abraham verghese, author of cutting for stone, describes. In what ways is cutting for stone an oldfashioned story and what does it share with the great novels of the nineteenth century. This is a novel sure to receive a great amount of critical attentionand attention from readers, too.
Abraham verghese has said that his ambition in writing cutting for stone was to tell a great story, an oldfashioned, truthtelling story. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese houston chronicle. I read it with no idea where it was going or who the story was even about. He has also said my ambition was to write a big sweeping novel into which you could disappear, travel away as though in a spaceship, disappear, meet exciting people, and return to find that only a couple of days. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese everyday reading. Abraham verghese, md, macp, is professor for the theory and practice of medicine at the stanford university school of medicine and senior associate chair of the department of internal medicine.
Sometimes i like that, but for cutting for stone, which has quite a lot of things going on, i could have used a little hand holding. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese in fb2, rtf, txt download e book. Cutting for stone, by abraham verghese the new york times. An epic novel that spans continents and generations, cutting for stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, compassion and redemption, exile and home that unfolds across five decades in india, ethiopia, and america. This is a long, ambitious novel, dickensian in its scope, detailing the not only the life of marion stone, but the struggling charity hospital in which he is raised, and. Marion and shiva stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful indian nun and a brash british. Cutting for stone 2009 is a novel written by ethiopianborn indianamerican medical doctor and author abraham verghese. Jan 26, 2010 cutting for stone by the astonishingly gifted, deeply compassionate writer abraham verghese will wrap around you from the very first page and will not let you go. An indian nun and an english doctor have conjoined twin babies in ethiopia. This is the book you need to put at the top of your reading list right now. Moving from addis ababa to new york city and back again, cutting for stone is. The book includes a deep description of both medical procedures and explores the human side of medical practices. For most of the novel, there isnt much good to say about dr. Cutting for stone will remind readers of the fiction of salman rushdie, john irving the cider house rules, and ha jin a free life.
Cutting for stone by abraham verghese, paperback barnes. A tale this wild is perilous, but there is not a false step anywhere. Feb 08, 2009 stone, i said, using his title though i longed to cry out, father. About threequarters of the way through, the book moves to the us as many. Those words provide an epigraph partway through abraham vergheses first novel, cutting for stone, and also explain the surname of its narrator, marion stone.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cutting for stone. The book is set in addis, ethiopa in the 1950s and 60s. Cutting for stone abraham verghese vintage canada, 2010 i had put off reading cutting for stone for quite some time, mostly, i think, from a fear that it couldnt live up to its hype. Cutting for stone kindle edition by verghese, abraham. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese 9780375714368. Recently in san francisco i attended a reading by abraham verghese, who has written my favorite book of the year. Narrated by marion stone, the story begins even before marion and his twin brother, shiva, are born in addis ababas missing hospital a mispronunciation of mission. Abraham verghese story, cutting for stone, takes us to ethiopia during haile selassies rule when poverty foments revolution and betrayal by subjects who want better living and working conditions for its citizens.
Cutting for stone by abraham verghese fantastic fiction. Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. As the distraught father leaves abruptly, the boys are. Ethiopian physician abraham vergheses 2009 novel cutting for stone, a publishers weekly best book of 2009 selection, tells the story of twin brothers marion and shiva stone who are born conjoined but are separated at the time of their birth. Cutting for stones medical content increases as marion goes on to an internship in new york, and robs the novel of a little of its magic. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese and a great selection of related books. The author must bring it home, that continent, into the readers more defined existence. These are fascinating topics, and evocatively written. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The title of this book is cutting for stone and it was written by abraham verghese. Abraham verghese has 5 books on goodreads with 687105 ratings. He is the author of my own country, an nbcc finalist made into a film directed by mira nair, and the tennis partner, a new york times notable book. This first novel involves the trials of a medical family caught up in the turmoil of ethiopia.
Those words provide an epigraph partway through abraham verghese s first novel, cutting for stone, and also explain the surname of its narrator, marion stone, along with his twin brother, shiva. Verghese is the author of the bestselling novel cutting for stone and two memoirs, my own country and the tennis partner. He is the author of my own country, a 1994 nbcc finalist and a time best book of. Jan 28, 2011 cutting for stone by abraham verghese. Buy a cheap copy of cutting for stone book by abraham verghese. Reading guide for cutting for stone by abraham verghese. This is a book, i think, that i would have greatly benefited from an introductory summary. Vergheses skill at intertwining so many stories is awesome and prohibits simple description of the novel as a whole. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese reading guide. For readers who like the length, depth, and strength of a true saga, cutting for stone by abraham verghese is your story. To read the first page of cutting for stone is to fall hopelessly under the spell of a masterful storyteller. An epic novel that spans continents and generations, cutting for stone is an.
In cutting for stone, renowned physician abraham verghese has given us a. Cutting for stone is one of those books thats been floating around the book discussion group circuit and seems to be mostly beloved. Vergheses digressions into medicine and surgery, however, are more intrusive, and feel like selfindulgence on the part of the author. Naomi shihab nye, author of habibi empathy for our frail human condition resonates throughout abraham vergheses cutting for stone. Richard eyre compared this book to chekhov and shakespeare, an enthusiasm presumably prompted by the variety and colour of vergheses world, its earthiness and drama, its concreteness of detail. It is a saga of twin brothers, orphaned by their mothers death at their births and forsaken by their father. Jul 15, 2016 cutting for stone abraham verghese vintage canada, 2010 i had put off reading cutting for stone for quite some time, mostly, i think, from a fear that it couldnt live up to its hype. Books by abraham verghese author of cutting for stone. Yet cutting for stone is all the better for vergheses encyclopaedic knowledge and affection for its content. Born of indian parents who were teachers in ethiopia, he grew up near addis ababa and began his medical training there.
Oct 17, 2011 abraham verghese s cutting for stone was published in 2009, and while verghese had published two nonfiction books previously, this was his first novel. Cutting for stone by the astonishingly gifted, deeply compassionate writer abraham verghese will wrap around you from the very first page and will not let you go. The story of cutting for stone is told from marions point of view he and his twin brother, shiva, were born in an ethiopian hospital to a nun one hardly needs to point out that this is problematic, to say the least. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese books library.
Abraham verghese s most popular book is when breath becomes air. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. About threequarters of the way through, the book moves to the us. Nov 11, 2014 presentsabraham verghese on cutting for stone. Cutting for stone throughout the month of march, npr books will be running an online discussion about abraham vergheses novel cutting for stone. The story in cutting for stone seems to be modeled after at least a few of dr. Verghese said that his aim in writing cutting for stone was to tell a great story, an oldfashioned, truthtelling story. At first, i wasnt sure id like the book, as i expected it to be quite sad. Verghese is a physician and an already accomplished author. Time wise, this absorbing novel covers a period of at least 2530 years. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of cutting for stone by abraham verghese. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese a story of ethiopias past half century impresses aida edemariam. So, yeah, marion and shiva are two separate peoplebut at the same time, theyre kind of.
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