Author: Paul Kalanithi
Alternate names: Pol Kalaniti; Paul Sudhir Arul Kalanithi; Kalanithi Paul
Born: 1 Apr 1977
Died: 9 Mar 2015
Bio: Paul Sudhir Arul Kalanithi (April 1, 1977 – March 9, 2015) was an American neurosurgeon and writer. His book When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir about his life and illness with stage IV metastatic lung cancer. It was posthumously published by Random House in January 2016.