by Siddhartha Mukherjee · TAURUS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788430606450
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer' is a masterful work by Siddhartha Mukherjee, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The book explores the history of cancer, from its earliest manifestations to modern treatments, combining scientific precision with a human and social account. Mukherjee addresses cancer not only as a medical phenomenon, but also as a social phenomenon that occupies a complex cultural and political space. Through testimonies of struggle, optimism, discoveries and disappointments, the author offers a complete and moving vision of this disease.
Siddhartha Mukherjee is an Indian physician, biologist, and author. His first book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (2010), won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, and Guardian First Book Award, among other awards. It was listed in the "All-Time 100 Nonfiction Books" by Time magazine in 2011. He followed it with The Gene: An Intimate History (2016), which was among The New York Times 100 best books of 2016, and a finalist for the Wellcome Trust Prize and the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. He won the 2019 Lewis Thomas Prize.
