Cutting into the silence: Breaking through the systems that shape us - Couverture souple

Topal, Baki

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9083579816 ISBN 13 : 9789083579818

Editeur : Zigana Press, 2025

Synopsis

Cutting into the Silence is a memoir of medicine, migration, and the systems that shape who we become.

Born in a small mountain village in Turkey and later migrating to Belgium, Baki Topal traces a life shaped by displacement, language, exclusion, and relentless ambition on the path toward a career in surgery. But this is not only the story of one life in medicine. It is also an inquiry into the forces that shape us long before we can name them: hierarchy, efficiency, performance, silence, and the quiet pressure to adapt.

Drawing on his experience as a cancer surgeon, academic, and researcher, Topal reflects on the human cost of systems that reward output over meaning and control over presence. Through personal turning points, professional dilemmas, and encounters with patients, he examines what is lost when care becomes procedural, when language conceals more than it reveals, and when success begins to distance us from ourselves.

At once intimate and analytical, Cutting into the Silence asks what it means to remain human within structures that demand performance, conformity, and emotional restraint. It is a book about medicine, but also about identity, responsibility, dignity, and the struggle to preserve meaning in a world increasingly governed by systems.

Praise for Cutting into the Silence
“A compassionate and thoughtful guide to reclaiming one’s humanity in a systems-driven world.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Contemplative memoir paralleling medical practice with the human experience.” — BookLife Reviews

Expert perspectives
The book has also received strong endorsements from experts in ethics, law, medicine, and publishing.
“A masterfully composed work of depth and vision. With precision and humanity, it exposes the sociological and economic forces shaping healthcare — and will open many eyes.” — Filip Dewallens, Professor of Medical Law
“A thoughtful, nuanced, and sharply written work that makes complex issues in healthcare and society accessible, without ever losing sight of respect or ethics.” — Linus Vanlaere, Ethicist (healthcare)
“A compelling, genre-defying work of depth and momentum, marked by the author’s remarkable insight and layered storytelling.” — Yvonne Denier, Professor of Ethics in Medicine
“Unique literary masterpiece full of knowledge and wisdom.” — Mitchell Pontzeele, Publisher
Together, these perspectives situate Cutting into the Silence at the intersection of healthcare, ethics, leadership, and lived experience.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Zigana Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9083579816
• ISBN 13: 9789083579818
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 200
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