The Body Factory From the First Prosthetics TPB Graphic Mundi PSU Press
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Creators: Heloise Chochois, Kendra Boileau (By (artist))
Publisher: Graphic Mundi – PSU Press
ISBN: 9780271087061
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168 pages
On Sale Date: July 13, 2021May 3, 2021
Dimensions: 10 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt
Rating: Ages 13 to 16
A graphic novel exploring amputation, revealing details about famous amputees throughout history, the invention of the tourniquet, phantom limb syndrome, types of prostheses, and transhumanist technologies.
A young man has a horrible motorcycle accident. He wakes up in the hospital to discover that one of his arms has been amputated. Then a portrait on the wall of his hospital room begins to speak to him. The subject of the painting introduces himself as Ambroise Par, the French barber-surgeon who revolutionized the art of amputation. From this wonderfully absurd premise, the two begin an imaginary conversation that takes them through a sweeping history of surgical amputation, from the Stone Age to the Space Age. Unencumbered by pathos or didacticism, this graphic novel explores the world of amputation, revealing fascinating details about famous amputees throughout history, the invention of the tourniquet, phantom limb syndrome, types of prostheses, and transhumanist technologies.
Playfully illustrated and seriously funny, The Body Factory is sure to delight anyone interested in the history and future of medicine and how we repair9;and even enhance9;the body.
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