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 the turmoil of ethiopia in the 1960s and 1970s. Verghese, marion praise stone, the novels protagonist, is also a. Abraham vspecial reading from his debut novel, cutting for stone. 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. Books similar to cutting for stone by abraham verghese i read cutting for stone last year, and it was probably my favorite of the books i read that year.
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. Having picked over the details of his real life in two acclaimed memoirs my own country and the tennis partner, dr. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Verghese is the author of the bestselling novel cutting for stone and two memoirs, my own country and the tennis partner. It is a saga of twin brothers, orphaned by their mothers death at. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Cutting for stone the phrase is from the hippocratic oath is about twins born joined at the head, in a mission hospital in addis ababa half a century ago. Yet cutting for stone is all the better for verghese s encyclopaedic knowledge and affection for its content. Cutting for stone a reference to the hippocratic oath, i will not cut for stone, dr. Listen to cutting for stone a novel by abraham verghese available from rakuten kobo. Those words provide an epigraph partway through abraham vergheses first novel, cutting for stone, and also explain the surname of its narrator, marion stone, along with his. Published in 2009 by vintage, cutting for stone is abraham vergheses debut novel.
After eight months spent in the obscurity of our mothers womb, my brother, shiva, and i came into the world in the late afternoon of the. The story in cutting for stone seems to be modeled after at least a few of dr. A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novel an enthralling family saga of africa and america, doctors and patients, exile and home. Download or stream cutting for stone by abraham verghese. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese marion and shiva stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful indian nun and a brash british surgeon. Orphaned by their mothers death and their fathers disappearance. The story begins with an intense, anatomical description of the birth of marion and shiva, twin boys born to sister mary joseph praise and her lover, a brash english surgeon, dr. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese everyday reading. Download audiobooks matching keywords cutting for stone by abraham verghese to your device.
Read cutting for stone by abraham verghese available from rakuten kobo. Verghese chronicles in cutting for stone the life of a boy born to a nun from madras, raised in addis ababa and who goes on to practise as a physician in the states. This is a long, ambitious novel, dickensian in its scope, detailing the not only the life of. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer. Download cutting for stone audiobook by abraham verghese. Showing results for cutting for stone by abraham verghese. For readers who like the length, depth, and strength of a true saga, cutting for stone by abraham verghese is your story. 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. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese nook book ebook. A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novelan enthralling family saga of africa and america, doctors and patients, e.
Cutting for stone by abraham verghese the guardian. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese 9780375714368. Read free book excerpt from cutting for stone by abraham verghese, page 1 of 4. A sweeping, emotionally riveting novel with over one million copies soldan enthralling family. Abraham vergheses first novel, is a massive linear story of over 500 pages. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Excerpt from cutting for stone by abraham verghese, plus. Cutting for stone 2009 is a novel written by ethiopianborn indianamerican medical doctor and author abraham verghese. Yet cutting for stone is all the better for vergheses encyclopaedic knowledge and affection for its content. 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.
Stone, i said, using his title though i longed to cry out, father. Marion and shiva stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful indian nun and a brash british surgeon. In my heart i knew the chance was infinitesimally small, and the first whiff. Cutting for stone is a beautifully written comingofage novel weaving family, hospital and house staff, patients, community, disease, and country into a complex tapestry. Phyllis in the ancient greek hippocratic oath for physicians there was a line about not cutting for stone gall stone, kidney stone, etc because of themore in the ancient greek hippocratic. Abraham verghese has said that his ambition in writing cutting for stone was to tell a great story, an oldfashioned, truth. Abraham vergheses first novel, cutting for stone, with its huge cast of characters and exotic localesincluding the bronxhas a richness that recalls conrad or forster. Cutting for stone ebook by abraham verghese rakuten kobo.
Cutting for stone is a work of literature as noble and dramatic as that ancient practice medicine that lies at the heart of this magnificent novel. Abraham verghese has said that his ambition in writing cutting for stone was to tell a great story, an oldfashioned, truthtelling story. Abraham verghese approaches his first work of fiction like an amish kid on. Abraham verghese, author of cutting for stone, describes. An epic novel which starts out in addis ababa and ends in new york, cutting for stone is one of those books that stays with you long after youre done. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The introduction, questions, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of abraham vergheses acclaimed novel, cutting. Abraham verghese a sweeping, emotionally riveting first novel an enthralling family saga of africa and america, doctors and patients, exile and home. Cutting for stone, by abraham verghese the new york times. Time wise, this absorbing novel covers a period of at. Cutting for stone by abraham verghese reading guidebook. Books similar to cutting for stone by abraham verghese.
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