Title:
The facemaker : a visionary surgeon's battle to mend the disfigured soldiers of World War I
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
Physical Description:
xii, 315 pages, 16 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780374282301
Abstract:
From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: humankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. The First World War claimed millions of lives and left millions more wounded and disfigured. In the midst of this brutality, however, there were also those who strove to alleviate suffering. The Facemaker tells the extraordinary story of such an individual: the pioneering plastic surgeon Harold Gillies, who dedicated himself to reconstructing the burned and broken faces of the injured soldiers under his care.
Contents:
Prologue: "An unlovely object" -- The ballerina's rump -- The silver ghost -- Inspiration -- A strange new art -- The chamber of horrors -- The mirrorless ward -- Tin noses and steel hearts -- The miracle workers -- The boys on blue benches -- Percy -- Heroic failures -- Against all odds -- All that glitters.
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Language:
English
