.Physician-Writer Abraham Verghese to Read at Kepler’s

Jun 1, 2023

The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese’s latest novel, sweeps elegantly through the 20th century to tell a tale of multiple generations of South Indian women. Set on the exquisite Malabar Coast, the story centers on a young girl as she becomes her family’s matriarch. Originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Verghese took a radical break from a successful yet overwhelming medical career to attend the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in the 1990s—a risk that led him to publish his best-selling first novel, Cutting for Stone, in 2009. Since then, he has melded his interests to forge an innovative career as a physician-writer.

Abraham Verghese

Thu, 7pm, $45+

Kepler’s, Menlo Park

Addie Mahmassani https://www.addiemahmassani.com/

Addie Mahmassani is a poet based in Santa Cruz. She holds a PhD in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark and is currently an MFA student in creative writing at San Jose State University. There, she is a Teaching Associate as well as the lead poetry editor of Reed Magazine, California's oldest literary journal. She also surfs, sings and loves a part-sheepdog named Lou.