Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses - Couverture souple

Lovejoy, Bess

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0715651161 ISBN 13 : 9780715651162

Editeur : Duckworth, 2016

Synopsis

'A historically beguiling, stranger-than-fiction compendium' Elle

In the long run, we're all dead. But for some of the most influential figures in history, death marked the start of a new adventure. The famous deceased have been stolen, burned, sold, pickled, frozen, stuffed, impersonated and even filed away in a lawyer's office. Their fingers, teeth, toes, arms, legs, skulls, hearts, lungs and nether regions have embarked on voyages that criss-cross the globe and stretch the imagination.

Counterfeiters tried to steal Lincoln's corpse. Einstein's brain went on a cross-country road trip. And after Lord Horatio Nelson perished at Trafalgar, his sailors submerged him in brandy - which they drank. From Mozart to Hitler, Rest in Pieces connects the lives of the famous dead to the hilarious and horrifying adventures of their corpses, and traces the evolution of cultural attitudes towards death.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Bess Lovejoy is a writer, researcher and editor. She worked on the Schott's Almanac series for five years, and her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, Believer, and the Boston Globe. Visit her at BessLovejoy.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Duckworth
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0715651161
• ISBN 13: 9780715651162
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible