When Breath Becomes Air

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A Heartrending Exploration of Life and Mortality

This book could be a good read for you if you're searching for a profound and emotional reflection on life and mortality. Paul Kalanithi's journey from a doctor to a patient offers a thought-provoking exploration of what makes life worth living in the face of death. His beautiful writing and personal insight will leave you contemplating the meaning of existence long after you turn the last page.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for Biography or Autobiography (2017)
  • Wellcome Book Prize Nominee (2017)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography (2016)
  • Waterstones Book of the Year Nominee (2016)
  • Prix Jan Michalski Nominee for Longlist (2017)
  • Book of the Month Book of the Year Award Nominee (2016)
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When Breath Becomes Air

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ISBN: 9781784701994
Authors: Paul Kalanithi
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2016-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Biographies & Memoirs, Philosophy
Goodreads rating: 4.4
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At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity – the brain – and finally into a patient and a new father.
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  • Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography (2016)
  • Waterstones Book of the Year Nominee (2016)
  • Prix Jan Michalski Nominee for Longlist (2017)
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