Cutting for Stone

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Cutting for Stone is a bestselling novel by Abraham Verghese that follows twin brothers born to an Indian nun and a British surgeon in Ethiopia, blending medical drama with a sweeping family and political saga.

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instanceOf novel
adaptationStatus optioned for film adaptation
author Abraham Verghese NERFINISHED
awardedOrRecognition longlisted for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
bestsellerStatus New York Times bestseller
centralProfession physician
surgeon
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre family saga
historical fiction
literary fiction
medical fiction
hasInfluenceOn readers’ interest in global health narratives
hasMotif hospital life
migration
twins
hasSequel false
hasTheme betrayal
colonial legacy
exile
family
forgiveness
identity
medicine
political upheaval
hasTitleOrigin phrase related to surgical procedure
hasTwinProtagonists true
isbn 978-0-375-41449-7
literaryForm prose
mainCharacter Marion Stone NERFINISHED
Shiva Stone NERFINISHED
Sister Mary Joseph Praise
Thomas Stone NERFINISHED
market international
narrativePerspective first-person
narrator Marion Stone NERFINISHED
notableFor detailed depictions of medical practice
portrayal of Ethiopian history and politics
originalLanguage English
pageCount about 667
publicationDate 2009
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
settingInstitution Missing Hospital NERFINISHED
settingLocation Ethiopia NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
timePeriod 20th century
post-World War II era

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Ethiopian literature notableWork Cutting for Stone