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Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures was a literary revelation when published in hardcover, with endorsements from Margaret Atwood, Jerome Groopman, and Sherman Alexie, and extraordinary reviews that praised its powerful voice. Winner of the 2006 Giller Prize, Dr. Vincent Lam’s interwoven stories offer an unflinching portrait of his profession, following a group of four ambitious young doctors as they move from the pressures of medical school to the world of emergency rooms, evacuation missions, and terrifying new viruses.
Through the eyes of Fitz, Ming, Chen, and Sri, Lam finds conflict—and humanity—in the most surprising moments. Together these doctors test the boundaries of intimacy as they cope with exam pressure, weigh moral dilemmas as they dissect cadavers, confront police who assault their patients, and treat schizophrenics with pathologies similar to their own.
Provocative yet deeply humane, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures looks with rigorous honesty at the lives of doctors and their patients and illuminates a deeper understanding of the fears, choices, and temptations that face us all.
