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My own country tells the story of an east indian doctor who settles in johnson city, tennessee. A doctor s story is abraham verghese s author of the fictional cutting for stone moving account of his years as a doctor in tennessee, specializing in working with patients with aids. In my own country is an autobiographical narrative of dr. In my own country, verghese traces the penetration of the disease into the fabric of a town, weaving an incredible story from the lives and feelings of all the people it touches and changes forever. The autobiographical novel my own country tells the story of a young indian doctor named abraham verghese, who worked in johnson city, tn, when the city faced its. He is the author of my own country, a 1994 nbcc finalist and a time best book of the year, and. Aug 28, 1994 my own country a doctor s story of a town and its people in the age of aids. I am waiting with bated breath for his new novel written but not published yet.
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