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Summary
A memoir by neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer at age thirty-six while completing his residency. Published posthumously in 2016, the book reflects on his transition from doctor to patient and his search for meaning in the face of mortality. It became a New York Times bestseller and was praised for its meditative clarity on medicine, philosophy, and what makes life worth living.