“How do you bid farewell to a part of your body? […] Every wound is a temporary state; its nature is to strive to disappear.”
The publisher notes, regarding the book: “In the summer of 2023, on a Mediterranean archipelago, the propeller of a boat forged a new body for the author of this book. She lost part of her right leg, which became the phantom that crosses these pages written with sensitivity, critical thinking, humor and beauty. This is the evocation of a loss, but also an essay about fame, war, public health, the jokes of the nervous system, love and friendship. Phantom is the story of an accident and its consequences, but also an attempt to draw a map of what it means to rebuild, adapt, and redefine oneself. A text that transcends the self-referential to ask about the body and its limits, about identity and its construction, about memory and its traps, about loss and what comes after.”
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Author: Nerea Pérez de las Heras. Title: Phantom. Publisher: Alfaguara. Available from: Todos tus libros.