Happy Sunday! Our contemporary author of the month is Abraham Verghese. Born in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, he wanted to be a doctor and ended up completing his residency in the United States. His work with terminally ill patients lead him to writing both stories such as the historical fiction story, Covenant of Water, to the non fiction stories about his life such as My Own Country: A Doctor's story.
I have Covenant for Water in my stacks and hope to get to it soon, after I finish Robin Hobb's Live Ship Trader series.
Abraham Verghese: 2015 National Humanities Medalist
Weekly Read: “If Brains Was Gas” by Abraham Verghese
Abraham Verghese on Marrying Medicine With Literature
Epic of Love, Family Curses and Faith From Author of “Cutting for Stone”
Happy Reading!
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