Flights
FLIGHTS, a novel about travel in the twenty-first century and human anatomy, is Olga Tokarczuk's most ambitious to date. It interweaves travel narratives and reflections on travel with an in-depth exploration of the human body, broaching life, death, motion, and migration. From the seventeenth century, we have the story of the Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyen, who dissected and drew pictures of his own amputated leg. From the eighteenth century, we have the story of a North African-born slave turned Austrian courtier stuffed and put on display after his death. In the nineteenth century, we follow Chopin's heart as it makes the covert journey f…
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Weitere Autoren: Croft, Jennifer (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-910695-43-2
- EAN: 9781910695432
- Produktnummer: 22272895
- Verlag: UK Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 424 S.
- Masse: H19.7 cm x B12.8 cm x D2.4 cm 396 g
- Gewicht: 396
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