In a powerful message to the young in the audience exhorting them to read, Dr. Verghese said, “There is no way you can ...

Bio: 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.” ...

So opens chapter 60 of Abraham Verghese’s capacious ... On his web page Verghese provides a list of 64 important characters and their relationships (including the list in the book would have been an ...

Physician and author Abraham ... writes. Verghese’s ancestry and his experiences in the two countries where he has lived have formed the basis of his four critically-acclaimed books.