Jan 6, 2010

Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World | Author Biography

Tracy Kidder met Paul Farmer in 1994, when Kidder was working on a story about American soldiers who were helping Haiti reinstitute democratic rule. At first, Kidder was not that impressed with Farmer, but when they ran into each other again, on a plane back to Miami, they started talking in more depth, and Kidder became fascinated. At times, Kidder weaves a traditional third-person biography of Farmer, synthesizing their talks and emails with details from the many people who make up Farmer’s complex life. At other times, though, Kidder puts himself directly into the narrative, as he...