Cutting for Stone
Encyclopedia
Cutting for Stone is a novel written by Ethiopian born medical doctor and author Abraham Verghese
. It is a saga of twin brothers, orphaned by their mother's death at their births and forsaken by their father.
Abraham Verghese
Abraham Verghese is Professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford University Medical School and Senior Associate Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. He was born in Ethiopia to parents from Kerala, India who worked as teachers. He is a Syro-Malabar Christian...
. It is a saga of twin brothers, orphaned by their mother's death at their births and forsaken by their father.
Critical reception
- Amazon's Best Books of the Year: 2009 (#16)
- Publishers Weekly's Best Books: 2009 (Fiction)
- Indies Choice Book Award (Adult Fiction, 2010)
- Wellcome Trust Book PrizeWellcome Trust Book PrizeWellcome Trust Book Prize is an annual British literary award sponsored by Wellcome Trust. In keeping with the vision and goals of Wellcome Trust, the Book Prize honors "the best of medicine in literature", including fiction and non-fiction. The winner receives £25,000.The current prize for...
shortlist (2009) - International IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardInternational IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardThe International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is an international literary award for a work of fiction, jointly sponsored by the city of Dublin, Ireland and the company IMPAC. At €100,000 it is one of the richest literary prizes in the world...
Longlist (2011) - New York Times bestseller