When Breath Becomes Air

When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi

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When Breath Becomes Air is a non-fiction autobiographical book written by American neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi. It is a memoir about his life and illness, battling stage IV metastatic lung cancer. It was posthumously published by Random House on January 12, 2016.

ISBN: 9788308061909

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