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NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST "A fine mix of compassion and precision.... Verghese makes indelible narratives of his cases, and they read like wrenching short stories."
--Pico Iyer, Time "A richly textured portrait of a small Southern town.... Immensely moving. In describing his own odyssey as a healer, Verghese displays rare candor and eloquence."
--USA Today "Memorable.... Fascinating. We come away from My Own Country with an abiding admiration for the good and compassionate work Dr. Verghese has conducted."
--Michael Dorris, Los Angeles Times "Remarkable.... An account of the plague years in America. Beautifully written, fascinating and tragic, by a doctor who was changed and shaped by his patients."
--Perri Klass, The New York Times Book Review
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--Pico Iyer, Time "A richly textured portrait of a small Southern town.... Immensely moving. In describing his own odyssey as a healer, Verghese displays rare candor and eloquence."
--USA Today "Memorable.... Fascinating. We come away from My Own Country with an abiding admiration for the good and compassionate work Dr. Verghese has conducted."
--Michael Dorris, Los Angeles Times "Remarkable.... An account of the plague years in America. Beautifully written, fascinating and tragic, by a doctor who was changed and shaped by his patients."
--Perri Klass, The New York Times Book Review
Abraham Verghese is Professor of Medicine and Chief of Infectious Diseases at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas.
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster
- Publication date1994
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