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This hardcover book, titled "Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories" by Vincent Lam, was published in 2007 by Perseus Books Group. It features a collection of short stories under the fiction genre, with a single author.

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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. "I wanted to write about the way in which a person changes as they become a physician -- how their world view shifts, and how they become a slightly different version of themselves in the process of becoming a doctor," Lam explains. "I wanted to write about the reality that doing good and trying to help others is not simple. It is ethically complicated and sometimes involves a reality that can only be expressed by telling a story." In the book's first story, "How to Get into Medical School, Part 1," students Ming and Fitz wrestle with their opposing personalities and study techniques, while coming to terms with a growing emotional connection that elicits disapproval from Ming's traditional Chinese-Canadian parents. Lam's exceptional talent for describing scenarios with great precision is showcased in "Take All of Murphy," when Ming, Chen, and Sri find themselves at a moral crossroads while dissecting a cadaver. Throughout the book, readers are treated to thephysicians' internal thoughts and the mental drama involved with treating patients, including Fitz's struggle with self-doubt in "Code Clock" and Chen's boredom and exhaustion in "Before Light." From delivering babies to evacuating patients and dealing with deadly viruses, the four primary characters in Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures are made thoroughly human by Lam's insightful detail, realistic dialogue, and expert storytelling. The medical world is naturally filled with drama, but it's the author's ability to give equal weight to the smaller moments that really brings this book to life. "From the Hardcover edition."

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Publisher
Perseus Books Group
ISBN-10
1602860009
ISBN-13
9781602860001
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60190091

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Book Title
Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures : Stories
Author
Vincent Lam
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author)
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
362 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz

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Reviews
"[A] compelling first book of fiction. ... It adds up to a running start at a high-voltage literary career." --"Toronto Star" "Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures radiates the confidence you expect from a man whose other job is to make stalled hearts start. The advantage of fiction? Here, even the medical failures come to life, vividly." --"The Globe and Mail" "Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures is a satisfying, engrossing read, partly because of the intrinsically fascinating subject matter, but also because of Lam's patient characterizations and understanding of the human heart." --"National Post ""There's no information like inside information, and Lam puts his to good use ... [his] fiction strikes a balance between clinical and emotional detail. . . . [An] impressive first book, by all appearances." --"The Ottawa Citizen " "Vincent Lam crafts sentences that veteran writers will covet. His fresh and stunning talent will satisfy all readers who hunger for powerful stories." -Wayson Choy, author of All That Matters "From the Hardcover edition.", "Vincent Lam crafts sentences that veteran writers will covet. His fresh and stunning talent will satisfy all readers who hunger for powerful stories." -Wayson Choy, author of All That Matters, "YA? compelling first book of fiction. ... It adds up to a running start at a high-voltage literary career." --"Toronto Star" "Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures radiates the confidence you expect from a man whose other job is to make stalled hearts start. The advantage of fiction? Here, even the medical failures come to life, vividly." --"The Globe and Mail" "Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures is a satisfying, engrossing read, partly because of the intrinsically fascinating subject matter, but also because of Lam's patient characterizations and understanding of the human heart." --"National Post ""There's no information like inside information, and Lam puts his to good use ... Yhis? fiction strikes a balance between clinical and emotional detail. . . . YAn? impressive first book, by all appearances." --"The Ottawa Citizen " "Vincent Lam crafts sentences that veteran writers will covet. His fresh and stunning talent will satisfy all readers who hunger for powerful stories." -Wayson Choy, author of All That Matters "From the Hardcover edition."
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Dewey Edition
22

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