Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab - Softcover

Montross, Christine

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9780143113669: Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab
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ISBN 10: 0143113666 ISBN 13: 9780143113669
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008

Synopsis

A “gleaming, humane” (The New York Times Book Review) memoir of the relationship between a cadaver named Eve and a first-year medical student

Medical student Christine Montross felt nervous standing outside the anatomy lab on her first day of class. Entering a room with stainless-steel tables topped by corpses in body bags was initially unnerving. But once Montross met her cadaver, she found herself intrigued by the person the woman once was and fascinated by the strange, unsettling beauty of the human form. They called her Eve. The story of Montross and Eve is a tender and surprising examination of the mysteries of the human body, and a remarkable look at our relationship with both the living and the dead.

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About the Author

CHRISTINE MONTROSS is a resident of psychiatry at Brown University. She received her MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan.

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Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0143113666
ISBN 13 
9780143113669
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
320
Rating
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