When Breath Becomes Air
It is a memoir about his life and illness battling stage iv metastatic lung cancer.
When breath becomes air. When breath becomes air is a non fiction autobiographical book written by american neurosurgeon dr. When breath becomes air was written by a neurosurgeon and an astounding writer named paul kalanithi. When breath becomes air is neurosurgeon paul kalanithi s heartbreaking memoir of life and death. When breath becomes air details dr.
The memoir of paul kalanithi a neurosurgeon at stanford university who is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in his mid thirties. Kalanithi uses the pages in this book to not only tell his story but also share his ideas on how to approach death with grace and what it means to be fully alive. It was posthumously published by random house on january 12 2016. For readers of atul gawande andrew solomon and anne l.
Kalanithi s life as a neurosurgeon and his fight against advanced lung cancer. When breath becomes air summary. At the age of 35 after having reached the pinnacle of his medical career he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. When breath becomes air book.