Polio and Its Aftermath
| Author | : Marc Shell |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 335 |
| Release | : 2009-06-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674043541 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674043545 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (545 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Polio and Its Aftermath by : Marc Shell
Download or read book Polio and Its Aftermath written by Marc Shell and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Shell, himself a victim of polio, offers an inspired analysis of the disease. Part memoir, part cultural criticism and history, part meditation on the meaning of disease, Shell's work combines the understanding of a medical researcher with the sensitivity of a literary critic. He deftly draws a detailed yet broad picture of the lived experience of a crippling disease as it makes it way into every facet of human existence.