Mending Bodies by Hon Lai-Chu
In a near-future Hong Kong, a government program offers reduced living costs to people who undergo a painful surgery to become physically conjoined. An unnamed narrator researching the practice for her dissertation becomes increasingly conflicted about the costs to personal autonomy and the social pressures at play, as the novel examines bodies, power, and the fragility of institutions.
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- Published
- 2010
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 209
- Original Language
- Chinese
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