The Vitals: A cancer memoir by the affected abdominal organs

Tracy Sorensen

The Vitals: A cancer memoir by the affected abdominal organs

Tracy Sorensen

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Abstract

Blurring the lines between novel, memoir and creative non-fiction, this work of "speculative non-fiction" is anchored in the scientific details of Tracy Sorensen's cancer and treatment, but gives voice to the imagined thoughts of her organs. It explores new imaginaries of the human body emerging in the Anthropocene.

Original language	English
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Publication status	Accepted/In press - Aug 2023

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The Vitals: A cancer memoir by the affected abdominal organs

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