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.
| ISBN: | 9781913097400 |
| Publication date: | 16th April 2020 |
| Author: | Eula Biss |
| Publisher: | Fitzcarraldo Editions |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Genres: |
Memoirs Literary essays |
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.
On Immunity features in the following genres: Memoirs, Literary essays
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On Immunity was written by Eula Biss and published by Fitzcarraldo Editions
On Immunity has 208 pages