# Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

- **Author:** Atul Gawande
- **Read:** November 2015
- **Topic:** Health & Medicine
- **Published:** 2014
- **Pages:** 287
- **ISBN-13:** 9781510015036
- **Open Library:** https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17079567W
- **Cover:** https://rwbookclub.com/assets/images/covers/being-mortal-314.jpg
- **Canonical page:** https://rwbookclub.com/books/being-mortal/

## Synopsis

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End is a 2014 non-fiction book by American surgeon Atul Gawande. The book addresses end-of-life care, hospice care, and also contains Gawande's reflections and personal stories. He suggests that medical care should focus on well-being rather than survival. Being Mortal has won awards, appeared on lists of best books, and been featured in a documentary.