The emperor of all maladies from wikipedia the free encyclopedia the emperor of all maladies a biography of cancer is a book written by siddhartha mukherjee an indian born american physician and oncologist. Siddhartha mukherjee is the author of the emperor of all maladies a biography of cancer winner of the 2011 pulitzer prize in general nonfiction and the laws of medicine he is the editor of best science writing 2013 mukherjee is an assistant professor of medicine at columbia university and a cancer physician and researcher. Siddhartha mukherjee is the author of the emperor of all maladies a biography of cancer winner of the 2011 pulitzer prize in general nonfiction and the laws of medicine he is the editor of best science writing 2013 mukherjee is an assistant professor of medicine at columbia university and a cancer physician and researcher. T hree quarters of the way through his biography of cancer the new york based oncologist siddhartha mukherjee pauses to set the scene in his laboratory a beehive of esoteric activity and