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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. 4th Edition. New For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures Invites Us Into A World Where The Ordinary Becomes The Critical In A Matter Of Seconds. A Formidable Debut, It Is A Profound And Unforgettable Depiction Of Today?S Doctors, Patients, And Hospitals. Provocative, Heartbreaking, And Darkly Humorous, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures Introduces Readers To A Masterful New Voice In Fiction. A Practicing Er Physician, Vincent Lam Delivers A Precise And Intimate Portrait Of The Medical Profession In His Fiction Debut. These Twelve Interwoven Stories Follow A Group Of Young Doctors As They Move From The Challenges Of Medical School To The Intense World Of Emergency Rooms, Evacuation Missions, And Terrifying New Viruses. Winner Of The Prestigious Giller Prize, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures Marks The Arrival Of A Deeply Humane And Preternaturally Gifted Writer. Fitz, Ming, Chen, And Sri Are The Four Ambitious Protagonists Of Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures. They Fall In Love As They Study For Their Exams, Face Moral Dilemmas As They Split Open Cadavers, Confront Police Who Rough Up Their Patients, And Treat Schizophrenics With Pathologies Similar To Their Own. In One Harrowing Story Set Amidst The 2003 Sars Crisis, Which The Author Witnessed Firsthand, Two Of These Doctors Suddenly Become The Patients. Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures Invites Us Into A World Where The Ordinary Becomes The Critical In A Matter Of Seconds. A Formidable Debut, It Is A Profound And Unforgettable Depiction Of Today?S Doctors, Patients, And Hospitals. Seller Inventory # 002768
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Interconnected short stories starting with medical school and culminating with the SARS crisis in Toronto told from the perspective of the doctor. Winner of the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Seller Inventory # 000871
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Fifth Printing.Synopsis: Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures welcomes readers into a world where the most mundane events can quickly become life or death. By following four young medical students and physicians ? Ming, Fitz, Sri and Chen this debut collection from 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Vincent Lam is a riveting, eye-opening account of what it means to be a doctor. Deftly navigating his way through 12 interwoven short stories, the author explores the characters? relationships with each other, their patients, and their careers. Lam draws on his own experience as an emergency room physician and shares an insider's perspective on the fears, frustrations, and responsibilities linked with one of society's most highly regarded occupations. Seller Inventory # 002923
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