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Jan 1, 2001 · Abraham Verghese. 4.22. 12,316 ratings1,005 reviews. By the bestselling author of Cutting for Stone, a story of medicine in the American heartland, and confronting one's deepest prejudices and fears. Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City had always seemed exempt from the anxieties of modern American life.
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Apr 25, 1995 · 4.6 1,155 ratings. #1 Best Seller in AIDS. See all formats and editions. Lambda Literary AwardWinner, 1995. From the author of The Covenant of Water and New York Times bestseller Cutting for Stone: a story of medicine in the American heartland, and confronting one's deepest prejudices and fears.
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My Own Country: Directed by Mira Nair. With Naveen Andrews, Glenne Headly, Hal Holbrook, Swoosie Kurtz. "My Own Country" tells the story of an East Indian doctor who settles in Johnson City, Tennessee. The doctor's name is Abraham Verghese, and he specializes in infectious diseases.
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May 1, 1995 · Buy My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and its People in the Age of AIDS New by Verghese, Abraham (ISBN: 9781857992229) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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In My Own Country (the title is taken from a Malcolm Cowley poem), published in 1994, a foreign-born doctor recounts his experiences over about a five-year period ending in December of 1989 caring for an AIDS patients in the heart of Appalachia during the mid to late 80s.
It is a Vintage paperback and was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 110 weeks at this writing. His latest novel, THE COVENANT OF WATER, is forthcoming from Grove Press (May 2, 2023).
From the author of The Covenant of Water and New York Times bestseller Cutting for Stone: a story of medicine in the American heartland, and confronting one's deepest prejudices and fears. "Remarkable....
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