{"product_id":"on-immunity","title":"On Immunity","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003cem\u003eCandide\u003c\/em\u003e, Bram Stoker’s \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, Rachel Carson’s \u003cem\u003eSilent\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSpring\u003c\/em\u003e, Susan Sontag’s \u003cem\u003eAIDS\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand Its\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMetaphors\u003c\/em\u003e, and beyond.\u003cem\u003e On Immunity\u003c\/em\u003e is an inoculation against our fear and a moving account of how we are all interconnected – our bodies and our fates. [publishers’ note]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fitzcarraldo Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57357507789140,"sku":"A8B-27914","price":17.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/Scan_20200903_154132.jpg?v=1790812195","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/on-immunity","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}