The Tennis Partner

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The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese Md

An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone

When Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling, relocates to El Paso, Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. 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. This friendship between doctor and intern grows increasingly rich and complex, more intimate than two men usually allow. Just when it seems nothing can go wrong, the dark beast from David's past emerges once again--and almost everything Verghese has come to trust and believe in is threatened as David spirals out of control.

Abraham Verghese nació en Adis Abeba, la capital de Etiopía. De padres indios, Verghese estudió Medicina en Madrás y Estados Unidos, y en 1991 se graduó asimismo en el famoso Taller de Escritura Creativa de la Universidad de Iowa. Es autor de dos galardonados libros de memorias, The Tennis Partner y My Own Country, este último sobre su experiencia con enfermos de sida en una remota zona rural de Estados Unidos, en una época -mediados de los años 80- en la que a menudo todo lo que se podía hacer por aquellos pacientes era hacerles compañía y consolarlos. Esta obra fue llevada al cine por la directora Mira Nair. Los ensayos y relatos de Verghese han sido publicados enThe New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire y Granta. En la actualidad, vive en Palo Alto (California), donde escribe, ejerce de médico y enseña en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Stanford.
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ISBN 13 9780060931131
ISBN 10 0060931132
Title The Tennis Partner
Author Abraham Verghese Md
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published 1999-09-22
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.