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Paul Kalanithi

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PAUL KALANITHI was a neurosurgeon and writer. He held degrees in English literature, human biology, and history and philosophy of science and medicine from Stanford and Cambridge universities before graduating from Yale School of Medicine. He also received the American Academy of Neurological Surgery’s highest award for research. His reflections on doctoring and illness have been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Paris Review Daily and in his New York Times number one bestselling book, When Breath Becomes Air. Kalanithi died in March 2015, aged 37. He is survived by his wife, Lucy, and their daughter, Elizabeth Acadia
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When Breath Becomes Air

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When Breath Becomes Air is a profound reflection on life, death, and the human experience. The memoir chronicles Kalanithi's journey from neurosurgeon to terminal cancer patient, exploring the existential questions that arise when facing mortality. Readers are invited to grapple with life's most challenging questions, making this memoir an enduring work of literature.

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