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Abraham verghese is senior associate chair and professor for the theory and practice of medicine, stanford university school of medicine. The first edition of the novel was published in 1998, and was written by abraham verghese. He is also the critically acclaimed bestselling author of cutting for stone and the tennis partner, as well as a physician with an international reputation for his focus on healing in an era where. Abraham verghese born 1955 is an american physician, author, professor for the theory and practice of medicine at stanford university medical school and senior associate chair of the department of internal medicine. Jan 12, 2016 abraham verghese is senior associate chair and professor for the theory and practice of medicine, stanford university school of medicine. Cutting for stone is one of my favorite books and ive been meaning to read the tennis partner ever since. Tennis was so much more than a game, verghese writes at one point and yet, as he acknowledges at the end, it is also just a game a simple, even slightly absurd ritual of the yellow ball. Abraham verghese, md, macp, is professor and vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the school of medicine at stanford university. List of books by author abraham verghese thriftbooks. All the books below are recommended as readalikes for abraham verghese but some maybe more relevant to you than others depending on which books by the author you have read and enjoyed. The tennis partner by abraham verghese reading guidebook. An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how th. Abraham vergheses the tennis partner ought to be a novel. Buy the tennis partner by abraham verghese from waterstones today.
Verghese s observations about life, his analogies between tennis and medicine spoke volumes to me. Verghese is willing to let the reader into his mind as he deals with a particularly difficult period in his life. This is a book about friendship, tennis, medicine, addiction, love, heartbreak and so much more. In my own country, named one of the five best books of 1994 by time magazine, abraham verghese ventured into the valley of the smokey mountains, where he bore witness to the arrival of aids in a town that had never expected the disease or its terrible consequences. The tennis partner is a remarkable journey to the ends and the edges of friendship, to its heights of intimacy and clarity, and also to its hellish depths of deception and betrayal. Sep 20, 2011 the tennis partner by abraham verghese, 9780062116390, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A braham verghese fervent tennis player, physician and author is. Like everyone else, i read abraham verghese s cutting for stone a couple of years ago when it was the hottest thing since sliced bread.
In january 1994, abraham verghese, an indian doctor in a texan teaching hospital, was called to the morgue to identify the body of his close friend, student and tennis partner david smith. Abraham verghese s the tennis partner in his latest book, the tennis partner, physician abraham verghese writes about a painful secret many doctors live with that of addiction. There he meets david smith, a medical student recovering from drug addiction, and the two men begin a tennis ritual that allows them to shed their inhibitions and find security in the sport they love and with each other. My own country ebook by abraham verghese official publisher. This work is a lightly fictionalized memoir, based in large part on verghese s own experiences somewhat altered to preserve the dignity and privacy of others. The tennis partner is his second memoir i guess im reading his books in reverse. The tennis partner by abraham verghese waterstones. Each ball that we put into play, for as long as it went back and forth between. The tennis partner by abraham verghese, signed abebooks. He uses his book to discuss the flaws in current health care delivery, the victimization of patients, the role of privacy and confidentiality between doctors and patients, ignorance and prejudice, and being foreign in america. The tennis partner by abraham verghese booksamillion. Verghese approaches david and suggests that they play tennis, and soon a dynamic of mutual instruction and mentoring begins. Paperback 97800609311 we see that javascript is disabled or not supported by your browser javascript is. The tennis partner is the second of abraham vergheses books.
Likewise, he tells davids story honestly and movingly. The tennis partner is a wellwritten look into the mindset of dr. Abraham verghese takes on his own fascination with tennis and comes up with as good an explanation as any. He is also the critically acclaimed bestselling author of cutting for stone and the tennis partner, as well as a physician with an international reputation for his focus on healing in an era where technology often overwhelms the human side of. Abraham verghese has books on goodreads with 684171 ratings. His third book and first novel, cutting for stone, was published by knopf in 2009. Abraham verghese, md, macp, is professor and linda r. The tennis partner by verghese, abraham and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was a heartbreaking read, but a story that is so important. The tennis partner by abraham verghese book club books. His writing has appeared in the new yorker, granta, and other publications. Plot summary abraham verghese s memoir the tennis partner tells the story of a deeply moving friendship between two doctors.
The main characters of this autobiography, memoir story are. He writes objectively but at the same time with intense emotion. The tennis partner by abraham verghese, 9780062116390, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Tennis partner, the by abraham verghese accessibility books library as well as its powerful features, including thousands and thousands of title from favorite author, along with the capability to read or download hundreds of boos on your pc or smartphone in minutes. And just when it seems nothing more can go wrong, the dark beast from davids past emerges once again. In the way we controlled the movement of a yellow ball in space, we were imposing order on a world that was fickle and capricious. In the tennis partner too verghese feels for death. Compassionate and moving, the tennis partner is a unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live, and how they survive. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 345 pages and is available in paperback format. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book is verghese s tribute to his dead friend.
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The acclaimed author of my own country 1996 turns his gaze inward to a pair of crises that hit even closer to home than the aids epidemic of which he wrote previously. Abraham verghese during his time at the university of texas elpaso. David had killed himself because he could not deal with his addiction to intravenously injected cocaine. I loved verghese s my own country and this even ups the antemore intense, even closer to the edge. I was unable to put it down and afraid to read on at the same time. Books by abraham verghese author of when breath becomes air. An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of cutting for stone. In 1999, indianamerican author abraham verghese published his second book, the tennis partner. Verghese manages to recount the story of the failure of his marriage without recriminations and with a remarkable evenhandedness. A doctors story of friendship and loss signed, advance readers edition by verghese, abraham and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The tennis partner by abraham verghese, 9780099735014, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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