Cutting for Stone

Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone  
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Author(s) Abraham Verghese
Cover artist John Gall
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Vintage Books
Publication date January 2010
Pages 658 pp
ISBN ISBN 978-0-375-71436-8
LC Classification PS3622 E744 C87 2009

Cutting for Stone (2009) 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.[1]

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 Prize shortlist (2009)
  • International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Longlist (2011)
  • New York Times bestseller

References

  1. ^ Cutting for Stone book info

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