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Summary: When Breath Becomes Air
This is a SUMMARY of When Breath Becomes Air. It is not the full book. If you would like to read the full book, please order it from Amazon.com
In addition to the SUMMARY we have added links to Dr. Kalanithi's essay in the New York Times, his obituary, an interview with Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, Paul's wife and more that you do not ordinarily find in book summaries.
In addition to the SUMMARY we have added links to Dr. Kalanithi's essay in the New York Times, his obituary, an interview with Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, Paul's wife and more that you do not ordinarily find in book summaries.
24 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 3, 2016
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January 10, 2026
This autobiographical memoir of Paul Kalanithi, a well established neurosurgeon, having highly sincere fondness for literature, metaphysics, arts andwriting , battling with lung cancer in his mid 30s and yet having the character to put down his life and his learnings in the form of this book.
Giving example of Keats and T.s. Eliot author shows his love for knowing about the complicacies of life.
I read very small amount of autobiographical novels , but this is one of the best because this is about individual's life who saves life and had to deal with cancer give us lesson that life is ironic and also gives us lesson what they have experienced in their life, moment of courage, love for family, time with them, living one day at a time, giving what they learn from universe.
From being a doctor and treating other patients to himself being a patient and being aware that not much time is left in his life , while dealing with cancer he still have love for his profession and he came down to do surgery for many patients shows us what a character of person he would have been all in the face of death. It didn't bother him till he decided that he won't be able to do justice with his work anymore he done his work and inform about it.
Giving example of Keats and T.s. Eliot author shows his love for knowing about the complicacies of life.
I read very small amount of autobiographical novels , but this is one of the best because this is about individual's life who saves life and had to deal with cancer give us lesson that life is ironic and also gives us lesson what they have experienced in their life, moment of courage, love for family, time with them, living one day at a time, giving what they learn from universe.
From being a doctor and treating other patients to himself being a patient and being aware that not much time is left in his life , while dealing with cancer he still have love for his profession and he came down to do surgery for many patients shows us what a character of person he would have been all in the face of death. It didn't bother him till he decided that he won't be able to do justice with his work anymore he done his work and inform about it.
December 18, 2019
An inspiring story which tells life always invites you to live to the fullest until you give up yourself.
March 25, 2020
One man's journey through a messy life.
September 16, 2016
Heartwarming & heartfelt
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews