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The Examined Life

Theodore Dalrymple

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The Examined Life is a satire on the health-and-safety culture by the world-renowned doctor-writer Theodore Dalrymple. Dalrymple’s un-named anti-hero is a man who takes to heart every tabloid newspaper health scare, guards himself against every conceivable illness and worries endlessly about his mortality. He wears protective clothing to go shopping and every inch of unprotected skin is smeared in various creams and lotions. Unfortunately, his caution is his eventual undoing, as this elegantly-written and amusing book reaches its climax.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Monday Books

Release: May 08, 2010

ISBN: 1906308160

ISBN 13: 9781906308162

The Examined Life

Theodore Dalrymple

0/5 ( ratings)

The Examined Life is a satire on the health-and-safety culture by the world-renowned doctor-writer Theodore Dalrymple. Dalrymple’s un-named anti-hero is a man who takes to heart every tabloid newspaper health scare, guards himself against every conceivable illness and worries endlessly about his mortality. He wears protective clothing to go shopping and every inch of unprotected skin is smeared in various creams and lotions. Unfortunately, his caution is his eventual undoing, as this elegantly-written and amusing book reaches its climax.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Monday Books

Release: May 08, 2010

ISBN: 1906308160

ISBN 13: 9781906308162

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