Winner of the 2006 scotiabank giller prize an astonishing literary. By following four young medical students and physicians ming, fitz, sri and chen this debut collection from 2006 scotiabank giller prize winner vincent lam is a riveting, eyeopening account of what it means to be a doctor. A formidable debut, it is a profound and unforgettable depiction of todays doctors, patients, and hospitals. In night flight, one of the best of the linked stories in vincent lams first book, a toronto physician named dr. Bloodletting is an honest and revealing work, which entertains while challenging the reader to reflect on some of the ethical issues presented. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. He is the youngest writer, and the only firsttime author, to win it. The book, inspired by lam s own experiences in medical school and as a professional physician, is a volume of interconnected short stories about the lives and relationships of fitzgerald, ming, chen and sri, four young medical students in toronto bloodletting won the 2006 scotiabank giller prize.
Lam writes that the hospital management and the union reps called all the nurses to a room and drew names from a. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Bloodletting and miraculous cures won the 2006 scotiabank giller prize, canadas most prestigious literary award, on november 7, 2006. Vincent lam was born in london, ontario, and studied medicine in toronto where he is an emergency physician at toronto east general hospital. Lam s first book bloodletting and miraculous cures is based on his experiences in medical school. 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. Bloodletting and miraculous cures was also a finalist for the story prize in 2008. Find great deals on ebay for bloodletting and miraculous cures.
Canadianborn of vietnamese origin, vincent lam is a toronto emergency physician, married with a child. Fitzgerald takes a jet to guatemala to treat a tourist whos had a stroke. Oct 28, 2007 in night flight, one of the best of the linked stories in vincent lams first book, a toronto physician named dr. At the same time, lam has also incorporated elements that show the risks doctors face every day while trying to save others. The seventh in the set, entitled eli, heavily explores the theme of deception. Vincent lam speakers bureau and booking agent info. Recently, i picked up vincent lams bloodletting and miraculous cures. The book, inspired by lams own experiences in medical school.
Join facebook to connect with vincent lam and others you may know. Few first books are fortunate enough to receive both high praise and big awards, but vincent lams bloodletting and miraculous cures. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Winner of the 2006 scotiabank giller prize an astonishing literary debut centred around four students as they apply to m. Vincent lam s collection of linked short stories is fascinating and occasionally downright amazing. Buy bloodletting and miraculous cures by lam, vincent from amazons fiction books store. Review of bloodletting and miraculous cures by vincent lam. Nothing is predictable and much is offputting about the four young characters and their experiences as they become doctors, but one becomes oddly at home with their ways, their medical world, and the weird combinations of hope and bleakness, of adrenaline and numbness, of intimacy and isolation. Set in his hometown, the stories feel more like chapters in a loosely told novel, revolving around four toronto doctors, than a standard short story collection. Twelve interwoven stories follow the lives of a group of. Parttime writer and fulltime emergencyroom physician in toronto, vincent lam paints. However, when are the few times that being chinese is made explicit. Vincent lam books list of books by author vincent lam.
Through the eyes of fitz, ming, chen, and sri, vincent lam finds conflict and humanity in the most surprising moments. In bloodletting and miraculous cures, vincent lam holds in delicate and skillful tension black humour, investigations of both common and extraordinary moral. In bloodletting and miraculous cures, vincent lam holds in delicate and skillful tension black humour, investigations of both common and extraordinary moral dilemmas, and a sometimes shockingly realistic and matteroffact portrait of todays medical profession. Bloodletting and miraculous cures by vincent lam, paperback. The book, inspired by lam s own experiences in medical school and as a professional physician, is a volume of interconnected short stories about the lives and relationships of fitzgerald, ming, chen and sri, four young medical students in toronto.
His work has appeared in the globe and mail, the national post, and carve. Its a collection of short stories partly based off his experiences in the. The characters are doctors and people with little sense of their immigrant background. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Vincent lam, author of the headmasters wager, bloodletting and miraculous cures. A practicing er physician, vincent lam delivers a precise and intimate portrait of the medical profession in his fiction debut. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Few first books are fortunate enough to receive both high praise and big awards, but vincent lam s bloodletting and miraculous cures deserves the attention. Sep 26, 2006 in bloodletting and miraculous cures, vincent lam holds in delicate and skillful tension black humour, investigations of both common and extraordinary moral dilemmas, and a sometimes shockingly realistic and matteroffact portrait of todays medical profession. Hot off the presses the headmasters wager, my latest book and my debut novel, is about percival chen, a chinese compulsive gambler and headmaster of an english school in saigon during the vietnam war. Celebrated by critics and awarded one of canadas top literary prizes, bloodletting is a masterful, smart and engaging debut collection of short stories. Straightaway i found myself captivated and intrigued by lams detailed, yet elegant, imagery and descriptions.
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