Shapeshifters: On Medicine & Human Change book by Gavin Francis
By Gavin FrancisShapeshifters: On Medicine & Human Change book by Gavin Francis
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.
Book details
- Paperback
- 304 pages
- English
- 1781257736
- 9781781257739
About Gavin Francis
gavin francis was born in scotland in 1975, and has travelled widely on all seven continents. he has crossed eurasia by motorcycle, and spent a year in ant Read More about Gavin Francis
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