The Body Factory

From the First Prosthetics to the Augmented Human

Héloïse Chochois, Kendra Boileau (Penn State Press)

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English

Graphic Mundi
03 May 2021

Graphic novels: true stories & non-fiction; Anatomy; Physiology; Prosthetics

A young man has a horrible motorcycle accident. He wakes up in the hospital to discover that one of his arms has been amputated. Then a portrait on the wall of his hospital room begins to speak to him. The subject of the painting introduces himself as Ambroise Paré, the French barber-surgeon who revolutionized the art of amputation. From this wonderfully absurd premise, the two begin an imaginary conversation that takes them through a sweeping history of surgical amputation, from the Stone Age to the Space Age. Unencumbered by pathos or didacticism, this graphic novel explores the world of amputation, revealing fascinating details about famous amputees throughout history, the invention of the tourniquet, phantom limb syndrome, types of prostheses, and transhumanist technologies.

Playfully illustrated and seriously funny, The Body Factory is sure to delight anyone interested in the history and future of medicine and how we repair—and even enhance—the body.

By: Héloïse Chochois
Translated by: Kendra Boileau (Penn State Press)
Imprint: Graphic Mundi
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9780271087061
ISBN 10: 0271087064
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 03 May 2021
Recommended Age: From 13 to 16 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Héloïse Chochois is a scientific illustrator who debuted as a graphic novelist with the blog Infiltrée chez les physiciens. She is the author and illustrator of Intelligences artificielles.

Reviews for The Body Factory: From the First Prosthetics to the Augmented Human

From Egyptian amputation to transhumanism, this engaging and entertaining exploration of what it means to modify the human body captivates on every page. -E. Paul Zehr, author of Chasing Captain America: How Advances in Science, Engineering, and Biotechnology Will Produce a Superhuman