Adventures in Human Being af Gavin Francis (Bog)

Forfatter: Gavin Francis
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 288
Forlag: Faber & Faber
Udgivelsesår: 2016
Sunday Times bestsellerWe have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique engineering of the foot. Drawing on his own experiences as a doctor and GP, he blends first-hand case studies with reflections on the way the body has been imagined and portrayed over the millennia. If the body is a foreign country, then to practise medicine is to explore new territory: Francis leads the reader on an adventure through what it means to be human. Both a user's guide to the body and a celebration of its elegance, this book will transform the way you think about being alive, whether in sickness or in health.Published in association with the Wellcome Collection.
Titel: Adventures in Human Being
Udgave: Reissue / paperback edition

Sammendrag: Essaysamling om den menneskelige krop skrevet af lægen Gavin Francis. Forfatteren bruger konkrete patientforløb og egne oplevelser fra klinikken til at udforske organer, sanser og kropsdele – blandt andet hjernen, hjertet, lungerne, livmoderen og foden. Hvert afsnit kobler moderne medicinsk viden med kulturhistorie, litterære referencer og filosofiske overvejelser om identitet, bevidsthed og dødelighed. Bogen præsenterer kroppen som et landskab, der kan udforskes, og viser, hvordan medicinsk praksis både er naturvidenskab, menneskekundskab og fortælling. Henvender sig til lægfolk med interesse for medicin, anatomi, populærvidenskab og menneskets vilkår.
Type: Paperback