{"product_id":"when-breath-becomes-air-paul-kalanithi-9781529110944","title":"When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Rattling. Heartbreaking. Beautiful.' Atul Gawande, bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Being Mortal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat makes life worth living in the face of death?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhen Breath Becomes Air\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. \u003ci\u003eWhen Breath Becomes Air\u003c\/i\u003e is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A vital book about dying. Awe-inspiring and exquisite. Obligatory reading for the living' Nigella Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Kalanithi\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis reflections on doctoring and illness have been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eParis Review Daily\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKalanithi died in March 2015, aged 37. He is survived by his wife, Lucy, and their daughter, Elizabeth Acadia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), A-format paperback, Englisch, 256 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65890239545693,"sku":"K075099556","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/7509955600001A.jpg?v=1789113590","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/when-breath-becomes-air-paul-kalanithi-9781529110944","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}