Stone’s Cut is a lifelong love story, betrayal and redemption, human weakness and fortitude, exile and a long return home. In the missionary hospital of Addis Ababa, under tragic, truly Shakespearean circumstances, two boys are born, two twins, fused with their heads, Marion and Shiva. Born to a beautiful Indian nun by an English surgeon, the boys were orphaned in the first hours of their lives. The art and courage of the doctors who separated them immediately after birth determined their life and destiny.
Marion and Shiva will link their lives with medicine, but each will go his own way. An amazing, tragic and full of incredible fate awaits them. An absolutely happy childhood and dramatic youth, the search for oneself and one’s roots, love that looks like an obsession and jealousy that eats away at the soul. And all this is under the shadow of medicine. Whatever happened in the life of the heroes of this truly great novel, no matter how tormented their fate, the main thing for them was always surgery — the cause for which they came to this world.
Abraham Vergese is an outstanding doctor, a luminary in the field of physiotherapy, one of the most respected doctors in America. His first novel was a great event, amazing penetration and authenticity, the deepest knowledge of the profession and excellent literary style make it possible to call Verghese’s book one of the most significant medical novels of the last century.
Stone’s Slash contains everything you need to become a top-notch reader’s attraction. Do not be intimidated by the deceptively measured pace of the narrative: Vergese’s novel only pretends to be a respectable and conservative 19th century crew — under the velvet ruffles and noble oak sheathing is the muscular and swift body of an ultra-fast car. Once immersed in the detailed and thoughtful world of «Slash», you will not be able to leave it until the last page.
Galina Yuzefovich
Vergese’s ability to weave all his lines into one is worthy of respect, his language is impeccable, and his knowledge inspires unconditional confidence.
Lisa Birger
Like Chekhov, Vergese is a doctor and is well versed in the work of the human heart and the whole body. But if we really compare him with someone, then his amazing accuracy of specimens, as if carved with a scalpel, the mythology of his novel, wit, tragedy and poetry involuntarily reminded me of Shakespeare.
The sunday telegraph
A huge novel, and not a single empty word. Verghese masterfully connects the multiple threads of the narrative into a coherent whole. The style is graceful, soft irony, sadness and joy and pearls of true wisdom scattered throughout the book.
San francisco chronicle
Author: Abraham Vergese
Translation: Sergey Sokolov
Read by: Alexey Bagdasarov
Producers: Vadim Bukh, Mikhail Litvakov
Copyright © 2010 by Abraham Verghese
All rights reserved.
© Translation, edition in Russian, design.
CJSC «Publishing House Phantom Press», 2016.
The recording was made by the production center «Vimbo»
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