Home / English Books Product Description THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERA vital book about dying. Awe-inspiring and exquisite. Obligatory reading for the living Nigella LawsonAt the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decades 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.When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithis 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.What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away?Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2017 Read More Specifications Language English Author Paul Kalanithi Format Paperback / softback ISBN 9781529110944 Published 2018-12-31 Length 256 Pages Condition New Customer reviews No reviews left yet Write A Review Sort byMost RecentTop Rated Description THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERA vital book about dying. Awe-inspiring and exquisite. Obligatory reading for the living Nigella LawsonAt the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decades 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.When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithis 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.What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away?Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2017 Attributes Language English Author Paul Kalanithi Format Paperback / softback ISBN 9781529110944 Published 2018-12-31 Length 256 Pages Condition New Reviews No reviews left yet Write A Review Sort byMost RecentTop Rated Delivery & Returns Customer Reviews When Breath Becomes Air : The ultimate moving life-and-death story Item in Stock by Paul Kalanithi (Author) | Paperback / softback DH129.00 Login to add this product to your wishlist. You Will Earn 129 points which is the equivalent of DH6.45