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The author listed for this title on BooksOnTheMap is Paul Kalanithi.

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Biography & Memoir

When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi

Name: When Breath Becomes Air
Author: Paul Kalanithi

Story location: Stanford Hospital, Stanford, California

A neurosurgeon facing terminal cancer reflects on medicine, mortality, identity, and what makes a life meaningful, with Stanford’s hospital world at the center.

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Where is When Breath Becomes Air set?: On BooksOnTheMap, this book is pinned to: Stanford Hospital, Stanford, California.
What genre is this book?: This title is filed under: Biography & Memoir.
Who wrote When Breath Becomes Air?: The author listed for this title on BooksOnTheMap is Paul Kalanithi.
Where can I listen to the audiobook of this book?: You can listen to this audiobook on Audiobooks.com, along with tens of thousands of other audiobooks.