by Marta Allué · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432240430
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«Perder la piel» is Marta Allué's personal testimony, published by Seix Barral in paperback (240 pages, in Spanish).
Marta Allué recounts the accident that, at thirty-four, burned 80% of her body, and her recovery: return to consciousness, nightmares, hallucinations, pain of dressings, operations, and rehabilitation in several hospitals. The author avoids melodrama and argues that the patient should be an active, critical part of their treatment.
Marta Allué (Tarragona, 1957) is a social anthropologist and secondary school teacher. «Perder la piel» was published in 1996.
For readers of real-life testimonies of overcoming illness, and for those interested in the patient's role in the healthcare system.
