Advance praise for When Breath Becomes Air

"Rattling, heartbreaking, and ultimately beautiful, the too-young Dr. Kalanithi's memoir is proof that the dying are the ones who have the most to teach us about life." -- Atul Gawande

"Thanks to When Breath Becomes Air, those of us who never met Paul Kalanithi will both mourn his death and benefit from his life. This is one of a handful of books I consider to be a universal donor -- I would recommend it to anyone, everyone." -- Ann Patchett

"Inspiring... Kalanithi strives to define his dual role as physician and patient, and he weighs in on such topics as what makes life meaningful and how one determines what is most important when little time is left... This deeply moving memoir reveals how much can be achieved through service and gratitude when a life is courageously and resiliently lived." -- Publishers Weekly

"A moving meditation on mortality by a gifted writer whose dual perspectives of physician and patient provide a singular clarity... Writing isn't brain surgery, but it's rare when someone adept at the latter is also so accomplished at the former." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"[A] moving and penetrating memoir... This eloquent, heartfelt meditation on the choices that make live worth living, even as death looms, will prompt readers to contemplate their own values and mortality." -- Booklist

"Dr. Kalanithi describes, clearly and simply, and entirely without self-pity, his journey from innocent medical student to professionally detached and all-powerful neurosurgeon to helpless patient, dying from cancer. Every doctor should read this book -- written by a member of our own tribe, it helps us understand and overcome the barriers we all erect between ourselves and our patients as soon as we are out of medical school." -- Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery

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