On Immunity: An Inoculation

by Eula Biss

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In this bold, fascinating book, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear - fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what may be in your children's air, food, mattresses, medicines, and vaccines. Reflecting on her own experience as a new mother, Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding our conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. She extends a conversation with other mothers to meditations on Voltaire's Candide , Bram Stoker's Dracula, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Susan Sontag's AIDS and Its Metaphors, and beyond. On Immunity is an inoculation against our fear and a moving account of how we are all interconnected - our bodies and our fates.
  • ISBN13 9780992974749
  • Publish Date 18 February 2015
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Fitzcarraldo Editions
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 208
  • Language English