About the book
Winner of the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize
An astonishing literary debut centred around four students as they apply to medical school, qualify as doctors and face the realities of working in medicine, from a powerful voice in fiction.
Following the interlinked stories of a group of medical students and the unique challenges they face, from the med school to the intense world of emergency rooms, evac missions, and terrifying new viruses. Riveting, convincing and precise, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures looks with rigorous honesty at the lives of doctors and their patients, bringing us to a deeper understanding of the challenges and temptations that surge around us all.
In this masterful collection, Vincent Lam weaves together black humour, investigations of both common and extraordinary moral dilemmas, and a sometimes shockingly realistic portrait of today’s medical profession.
Editions of Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780385661430
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780385665452
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385669474
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385661447
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781039005808
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307372024
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780385675772
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780385677608
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Winner of the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize
An astonishing literary debut centred around four students as they apply to medical school, qualify as doctors and face the realities of working in medicine, from a powerful voice in fiction.
Following the interlinked stories of a group of medical students and the unique challenges they face, from the med school to the intense world of emergency rooms, evac missions, and terrifying new viruses. Riveting, convincing and precise, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures looks with rigorous honesty at the lives of doctors and their patients, bringing us to a deeper understanding of the challenges and temptations that surge around us all.
In this masterful collection, Vincent Lam weaves together black humour, investigations of both common and extraordinary moral dilemmas, and a sometimes shockingly realistic portrait of today’s medical profession.
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What is Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures about?
Winner of the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize
An astonishing literary debut centred around four students as they apply to medical school, qualify as doctors and face the realities of working in medicine, from a powerful voice in fiction.
Following the interlinked stories of a group of medical students and the unique challenges they face, from the med school to the intense world of emergency rooms, evac missions, and terrifying new viruses. Riveting, convincing and precise, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures looks with rigorous honesty at the lives of doctors and their patients, bringing us to a deeper understanding of the challenges and temptations that surge around us all.
In this masterful collection, Vincent Lam weaves together black humour, investigations of both common and extraordinary moral dilemmas, and a sometimes shockingly realistic portrait of today’s medical profession.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780385661430
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures?
Vincent Lam
Who is the Publisher of the book Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures?
Doubleday Canada
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780385661430) and hardcover(ISBN 9780385665452) and paperback(ISBN 9780385669474) and paperback(ISBN 9780385661447) and paperback(ISBN 9781039005808) and ebook(ISBN 9780307372024) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780385675772) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780385677608)
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