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He received the national humanities medal from president barack obama in 2015. 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 third book and first novel, cutting for stone, was published by knopf in 2009. He is a man of indian descent who lived in many places around the world before he came to america, did his medical residency, and moved to johnson city. I was in the middle of medical school when a civil war broke out in ethiopia, so i came to america and found myself adrift and became an orderly. Abraham verghese is an author, physician and med school professor. I didnt read a book, at least not on the beach, because again it felt strange to be using words on a page to create. In 2010, random house published the paperback version of the book and since that time. 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 andrews, marisa tomei, glenne headley and others. Discover book depositorys huge selection of abraham verghese books online. Books by abraham verghese author of cutting for stone. This page was created by knopf and vintage books for fans of abraham verghese.
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