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Paul Kalanithi

Paul Sudhir Arul Kalanithi (April 1, 1977 – March 9, 2015) was an American neurosurgeon and writer. His book When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir about his life and illness with stage IV metastatic lung cancer. It was posthumously published by Random House in January 2016.

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Indian-American neurosurgeon and writer

Born 1 Apr 1977
Died 9 Mar 2015

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  • Cover of: When Breath Becomes Air

    Cover of edition whenbreathbecome0000kala_x2i8 Cover of edition whenbreathbecome0000kala First published in 2016 — 31 editions
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Indian-American neurosurgeon and writer

Born 1 Apr 1977
Died 9 Mar 2015

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2016 d-937, 616.99/424, Attitude to death, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Bio026000 med000000 soc036000, Biografia, Biografía, Biographies, Biography, Biography & autobiography / personal memoirs, Cancer, Cancer, patients, biography, Cirujanos, Cáncer, Cónyuges, Death & Dying, General, Health, Healthkalanithi, paul, Husband and wife, Husbands, Kalanithi, paul, Lung Neoplasms, Lung cancer patients

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Arizona, California, New Haven CT, Stanford University, United States, Yale University

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Lucy Kalanithi, Paul Kalanithi

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  • Pol Kalaniti
  • Paul Sudhir Arul Kalanithi
  • Kalanithi Paul

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September 3, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
September 3, 2022 Edited by SmCvgPed Add wikidata
July 20, 2021 Edited by Lisa links
July 20, 2021 Edited by Lisa merge authors
July 19, 2016 Created by Claire Schmieder Added new book.