Shapeshifters Lib/E: A Journey Through the Changing Human Body Contributor(s): Francis, Gavin (Author), Judd, Thomas (Read by) |
|
![]() |
ISBN: 1549116258 ISBN-13: 9781549116254 Publisher: Hachette Book Group OUR PRICE: $69.29 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Essays - Medical | Physician & Patient - Literary Collections | Essays |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From birth to death, a lyrical exploration of the role of transformation in human life To be alive is to be in perpetual metamorphosis: growing, healing, learning, aging. In Shapeshifters, physician and writer Gavin Francis considers the inevitable changes all of our bodies undergo-such as birth, puberty, and death, but also laughter, sleeping, and healing-and those that only some of our bodies will: like getting a tattoo, experiencing psychosis, suffering anorexia, being pregnant, or undergoing a gender transition. In Francis's hands, each event becomes an opportunity to explore the meaning of identity and the natures-biological, psychological, and philosophical-of our selves. True to its own subject, Shapeshifters combines Francis's lyrical imagination and deep knowledge of medicine and the humanities for a life-altering read. |
Contributor Bio(s): Francis, Gavin: - Gavin Francis is a physician and the award-winning author of Adventures in Human Being, which has been translated in fifteen languages; Empire Antarctica; and True North, among other books. A regular contributor to the London Review of Books, Guardian, and New York Review of Books, Francis lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. Judd, Thomas: -Thomas Judd is a voice talent and Earphones Award-winning audio narrator. |