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Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures

by Vincent Lam

Scotiabank Giller Prize · 2006 · Winner
Doubleday Canadaliterary-fictionISBN 9780385660617

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Scotiabank Giller Prize2006Winner

About This Book

A collection of linked short stories following a group of medical students through their training and into their careers as doctors. Set in Toronto, these stories blend dark humor with compassion. Winner of the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

About the Author

Vincent LamCanadian

Vincent Lam is a Canadian author and emergency physician. His debut short story collection Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures won the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize. He later wrote a biography of Tommy Douglas.

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