When breath becomes air / Paul Kalanithi ; foreword by Abraham Verghese.

By:

Kalanithi, Paul [author.]

Contributor(s):

Verghese, A. (Abraham), 1955- [writer of foreword]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : The Bodley Head 2016Description: xix, 228 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9781847923677 (hbk.) :
9781784701994

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

616.99424 KAL

LOC classification:

RD592.9

Summary: You are a young neurosurgeon. You have completed 11 years of training. You are devoted to your work and on the brink of a wonderful career. Then you are diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. 'When Breath Becomes Air' is an unforgettable reflection on the practice of medicine and the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.

Holdings ( 3 )
Title notes ( 1 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Novels/Biographies	616.99424 KAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	Donation from Una O Connor	00212418
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	616.99424 KAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		223544
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	616.99424 KAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		223543

You are a young neurosurgeon. You have completed 11 years of training. You are devoted to your work and on the brink of a wonderful career. Then you are diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. 'When Breath Becomes Air' is an unforgettable reflection on the practice of medicine and the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.