My Own Country by Abraham Verghese

My Own Country by Abraham Verghese

From the author of The Covenant of Water and New York Times bestseller Cutting for Stone: a story of medicine in the American heartland, and confronting one's deepest prejudices and fears.

"Remarkable.... An account of the [AIDS] plague years in America. Beautifully written...by a doctor who was changed and shaped by his patients." --The New York Times Book Review

Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City had always seemed exempt from the anxieties of modern American life. But when the local hospital treated its first AIDS patient, a crisis that had once seemed an "urban problem" had arrived in the town to stay.
   
Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases. Dr. Verghese became by necessity the local AIDS expert, soon besieged by a shocking number of male and female patients whose stories came to occupy his mind, and even take over his life. Verghese brought a singular perspective to Johnson City: as a doctor unique in his abilities; as an outsider who could talk to people suspicious of local practitioners; above all, as a writer of grace and compassion who saw that what was happening in this conservative community was both a medical and a spiritual emergency.

Abraham Verghese is the author of My Own Country and Cutting for Stone. He is a practicing physician and a professor of medicine at Stanford University. His work has featured in journals such as The New Yorker, Granta, and others. He is a resident of Palo Alto, California.

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ISBN 13	9780679752929
ISBN 10	0679752927
Title	My Own Country
Author	Abraham Verghese
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1995-04-25
Number of pages	448
Prizes	Winner of Lambda Book Award 1994
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.