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Zusatztext “I guarantee that finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option. . . . Part of this book’s tremendous impact comes from the obvious fact that its author was such a brilliant polymath. And part comes from the way he conveys what happened to him—passionately working and striving! deferring gratification! waiting to live! learning to die—so well. None of it is maudlin. Nothing is exaggerated. As he wrote to a friend: ‘It’s just tragic enough and just imaginable enough.’ And just important enough to be unmissable.” —Janet Maslin! The New York Times “Paul Kalanithi’s memoir! When Breath Becomes Air! written as he faced a terminal cancer diagnosis! is inherently sad. But it’s an emotional investment well worth making: a moving and thoughtful memoir of family! medicine and literature. It is! despite its grim undertone! accidentally inspiring.” — The Washington Post “Paul Kalanithi’s posthumous memoir! When Breath Becomes Air! possesses the gravity and wisdom of an ancient Greek tragedy. . . . [Kalanithi] delivers his chronicle in austere! beautiful prose. The book brims with insightful reflections on mortality that are especially poignant coming from a trained physician familiar with what lies ahead. . . . The narrative voice is so assured and powerful that you almost expect him to survive his own death and carry on describing what happened to his friends and family after he is gone.” — The Boston Globe “Devastating and spectacular . . . [Kalanithi] is so likeable! so relatable! and so humble! that you become immersed in his world and forget where it’s all heading.” — USA Today “It’s [Kalanithi’s] unsentimental approach that makes When Breath Becomes Air so original—and so devastating. . . . Its only fault is that the book! like his life! ends much too early.” — Entertainment Weekly “[ When Breath Becomes Air ] split my head open with its beauty.” —Cheryl Strayed “Rattling! heartbreaking! and ultimately beautiful! the too-young Dr. Kalanithi’s memoir is proof that the dying are the ones who have the most to teach us about life.” —Atul Gawande “Thanks to When Breath Becomes Air! those of us who never met Paul Kalanithi will both mourn his death and benefit from his life. This is one of a handful of books I consider to be a universal donor—I would recommend it to anyone! everyone.” —Ann Patchett “Dr. Kalanithi describes! clearly and simply! and entirely without self-pity! his journey from innocent medical student to professionally detached and all-powerful neurosurgeon to helpless patient! dying from cancer. Every doctor should read this book—written by a member of our own tribe! it helps us understand and overcome the barriers we all erect between ourselves and our patients as soon as we are out of medical school.” —Henry Marsh! author of Do No Harm: Stories of Life! Death! and Brain Surgery Informationen zum Autor Paul Kalanithi Klappentext #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living? NAMED ONE OF PASTE'S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • People • NPR • The Washington Post • Slate • Harper's Bazaar • Time Out New York • Publishers Weekly • BookPage Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction and the Books for a Better Life Award in Inspirational Memoir At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating t...
