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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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post-World War II era ⓘ |
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