Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures is a collection of short stories written by Vincent Lam. Released in 2005, it is Lam's first published work of fiction. The stories within tell the story of several med students as they gain experience in the medical field and in life.
Characters[]
- Fitz
- Ming
- Chen
- Sri
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Stories Within[]
- How to Get into Medical School, Part I
- Take All of Murphy
- How to Get into Medical School, Part II
- Code Clock
- A Long Migration
- Winston
- Eli
- Afterwards
- An Insistent Tide
- Night Flight
- Contact Tracing
- Before Light
Publisher's Summary[]
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures invites us into a world where the ordinary becomes the critical in a matter of seconds. A formidable debut, it is a profound and unforgettable depiction of today’s doctors, patients, and hospitals.
Provocative, heartbreaking, and darkly humorous, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures introduces readers to a masterful new voice in fiction. A practicing ER physician, Vincent Lam delivers a precise and intimate portrait of the medical profession in his fiction debut. These twelve interwoven stories follow a group of young doctors as they move from the challenges of medical school to the intense world of emergency rooms, evacuation missions, and terrifying new viruses. Winner of the prestigious Giller Prize, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures marks the arrival of a deeply humane and preternaturally gifted writer.
Fitz, Ming, Chen, and Sri are the four ambitious protagonists of Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures. They fall in love as they study for their exams, face moral dilemmas as they split open cadavers, confront police who rough up their patients, and treat schizophrenics with pathologies similar to their own. In one harrowing story set amidst the 2003 SARS crisis, which the author witnessed firsthand, two of these doctors suddenly become the patients.
Full Summary[]
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