When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi

First published 2016 · 232 pages

About this book

When Breath Becomes Air is a non-fiction autobiographical book written by American neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi. It is a memoir about his life and illness, battling stage IV metastatic lung cancer. It was posthumously published by Random House on January 12, 2016.

  • philosophy
  • Neurosurgeons
  • Cancer
  • Lungs
  • Husband and wife
  • Patients
  • Personal Memoirs
  • Health

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