by Federico Andahazi · Anchor · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781862300323
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«The Anatomist» is the historical novel by Federico Andahazi, published by Anchor in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Set in Renaissance Italy, it tells the story of Mateo Colombo, a celebrated sixteenth-century physician imprisoned by order of the Church. His crime is not stealing corpses for his research nor his obsession with a Venetian courtesan, but having discovered the anatomy of the clitoris, a finding that challenges religious orthodoxy and the social order of the time.
English translation by Alberto Manguel; the original Spanish work, «El anatomista», dates from 1997. In Argentina it received the Fortabat Prize and reached the top of the sales charts after the controversy.
For readers of historical fiction and literary fiction; the plot takes place in the Italian Renaissance and addresses sexual taboos.
Federico Andahazi is an Argentine writer and psychologist.
