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Abraham Verghese

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Abraham Verghese

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1955-05-30 （Addis Ababa, Ethiopia）
国籍
American
言語
English
宗教
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
居住地歴
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia → Kerala / Madras, India → Johnson City, Tennessee, USA → El Paso, Texas, USA → San Antonio, Texas, USA → Stanford, California, USA

経歴

職業
Professor of Medicine, Author
活動期間
1980年〜2025年
所属
Stanford University School of Medicine, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
所属団体
Institute of Medicine

学歴

Madras Medical College (University of Madras)
学位: MBBS
期間: 1970s - 1979
卒業年: 1979
国: India
Completed MBBS including internship
Iowa Writers' Workshop, University of Iowa
Creative Writing (MFA)
学位: MFA
期間: 1990-1991
卒業年: 1991
国: United States
Studied creative writing (MFA)

受賞歴

Lambda Literary Award (Gay Men's Biography/Autobiography)
1995
対象作品: My Own Country
部門: Gay Men's Biography/Autobiography
主催: Lambda Literary
結果: Winner
Wellcome Book Prize
2009
対象作品: Cutting for Stone
部門: フィクション（短縮）
主催: Wellcome Trust
結果: Shortlist
Elected Member, Institute of Medicine
2011
部門: 会員選出
主催: Institute of Medicine
結果: Elected
Heinz Award (Arts and Humanities)
2014
部門: 芸術・人文学
主催: Heinz Awards
結果: Recipient
National Humanities Medal
2015
主催: National Endowment for the Humanities
結果: Recipient
Guggenheim Fellowship
2023
主催: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果: Fellowship
Honorary Doctorate (Swarthmore College)
2001
部門: Honorary degree
主催: Swarthmore College
結果: Honorary doctorate
Honorary Doctorate (University of Northern Illinois)
2007
部門: Honorary degree
主催: University of Northern Illinois
結果: Honorary doctorate
Honorary Doctorate (Upstate Medical University, SUNY Syracuse)
2012
部門: Honorary degree
主催: Upstate Medical University, SUNY Syracuse
結果: Honorary doctorate
Honorary Doctorate (Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland)
2014
部門: Honorary degree
主催: Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
結果: Honorary doctorate
Honorary Doctorate (McMaster University)
2017
部門: Honorary degree
主催: McMaster University
結果: Honorary doctorate
Honorary Doctorate (College of the Holy Cross)
2022
部門: Honorary degree
主催: College of the Holy Cross
結果: Honorary doctorate
Honorary Doctorate (Harvard University)
2025
部門: Honorary degree
主催: Harvard University
結果: Honorary doctorate

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

My Own Country: A Doctor's Story

1994年 Non-fiction / Memoir

A memoir about his work as a physician in Tennessee during the early AIDS epidemic, reflecting on patients, personal transformation, and themes of displacement and diaspora.

MedicineHIV / AIDSDiasporaEmpathy
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television film] My Own Country (TV movie) / Mira Nair (1998)

The Tennis Partner: A Story of Friendship and Loss

1998年 Non-fiction / Memoir

A memoir about the author's friendship with a recovering physician, addressing addiction, loss, and the strains in the author's personal life.

AddictionFriendshipPhysician humanity

Cutting for Stone

2008年 Novel

A novel set against dramatic political change in Ethiopia, following family, medicine, loss and redemption. It was a bestseller and was optioned for film.

FamilyMedicinePolitical upheavalImmigration
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film (optioned)] Cutting for Stone (optioned film)

The Covenant of Water

2023年 Novel

Inspired by the life of the author's mother, this multigenerational novel (1900s–1970s Kerala) follows a family haunted by mysterious deaths by drowning. Chosen for Oprah's Book Club and a bestseller.

Family historyFate and mysterySocial history of Kerala, South India
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film (optioned)] The Covenant of Water (optioned film) / Oprah Winfrey's production (rights optioned)

Abscond: A Short Story

2025年 Short story

Short story forthcoming in 2025. Details not yet widely available.

全著作

  • My Own Country: A Doctor's Story (1994)
  • The Tennis Partner: A Story of Friendship and Loss (1998)
  • Cutting for Stone (2008)
  • The Covenant of Water (2023)
  • Abscond: A Short Story (2025)

翻案

  • My Own Country (TV movie, dir. Mira Nair)
  • Cutting for Stone (optioned for film)
  • The Covenant of Water (film rights optioned by Oprah)

作風・主題

文体
Detailed, observational prose drawing on clinical experienceNarrative focus on human drama
頻出モチーフ
Patient–doctor relationshipLoss and redemptionDiaspora and immigrationWater (motif in The Covenant of Water)

評価・遺産

Verghese has bridged medicine and literature, advocating for bedside medicine and empathy in clinical practice. His writings have advanced medical humanities and influenced education and public discourse.

関連学会

  • Institute of Medicine

大衆文化への影響

  • Selected for Oprah's Book Club (The Covenant of Water)
  • Film and television options for his works (e.g., My Own Country)

引用

  • “Imagining the patient's experience.”
    出典: Author statement / Stanford lectures

豆知識

  • Co-host of the Medscape podcast "Medicine and the Machine."
  • The Covenant of Water was selected for Oprah's Book Club and its film rights were optioned by Oprah.
  • Founder of the Stanford 25 initiative and the Presence program promoting bedside medicine.