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Abraham Verghese occupies a curious place in the modern literary landscape. A doctor who decided midcareer to train at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he has gone on to achieve distinction in both ...

We catch up with Abraham Verghese on the book that is selected by Oprah Winfrey as her latest Book Club. Sprawling water bodies that are as inviting as a hot meal, and yet a family whose members can’t ...

Oprah talks new book club pick with "The Covenant of Water" author Abraham Verghese 09:41. We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article.

That’s the philosophy of Abraham Verghese, the bestselling author, Stanford professor, and infectious disease doctor who will address students at Harvard University’s 374th Commencement this week.

ARI SHAPIRO, BYLINE: Abraham Verghese is a physician and an author whose books always reflect some part of his life. His new novel is called "The Covenant Of Water." ...

Abraham Verghese is a physician and an author whose books always reflect some part of his life. His new novel is called "The Covenant Of Water." It's his first in more than a decade since the ...

Stanford University biology professor, physician, and novelist Abraham Verghese will deliver the keynote address at Harvard’s 374th Commencement ceremony in late May, the University announced ...

Abraham Verghese is a Stanford University professor, bestselling author and a prominent doctor who advocates for strengthening the physician-patient connection and bedside skills.

Abraham Verghese is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the author of the NBCC Award finalist “My Own Country” and the New York Times Notable Book “The Tennis Partner.” ...

Abraham Verghese mines that history — and larger debates about faith and science — in his sprawling, textured, leisurely second novel, "The Covenant of Water," prismed through native Indians ...

ARI SHAPIRO, BYLINE: Abraham Verghese is a physician and an author whose books always reflect some part of his life. His new novel is called "The Covenant Of Water." ...