"Anatomical practice was a grand adventure, full of dramatic moments, singular stories, psychological challenges, and paradoxical situations—told here through lively, curious, and accessible narrative."
—Paolo Mazzarello

★An enthralling investigation that blends science, history, and culture, revealing the crucial role of anatomy in understanding ourselves and advancing medicine.

The globally famous TV series CSI, the unsettling films of David Cronenberg, the extraordinary success of the Body Worlds exhibition… What connects these seemingly distant media worlds? Simply: human anatomy, the analysis of our body in all its intricate facets. This book is a passionate journey through anatomical history; written in the style of an adventure novel, it shows how humans, since ancient times, have been powerfully drawn to the inner complexity of their own bodies.

From Egyptian embalming to dissections in ancient Greece, from "body snatchers" to modern autopsy rooms, from the daring of early anatomists to the macabre aesthetics of anatomical wax models, the human body has gradually revealed its deepest secrets. Fueling, between science and mystery, a timeless fascination.

Edoardo Rosati
Edoardo Rosati, a medical graduate, is a journalist and writer specializing in medical-scientific communication. He has worked for all health publications under RCS MediaGroup: Corriere Medico, Corriere Salute (which he helped launch in 1989), Salve, OK—Salute e Benessere, and served as head of the Health section for the weekly magazine OGGI. He is the author of numerous medical popular science books aimed at the general public and runs the blog Medic Moments (www.edoardorosati.info).

Gian Battista Ricci
Gian Battista Ricci is a psychologist, psychoanalyst, and art therapist, combining these roles with work as a medical-scientific journalist and anatomical illustrator. His articles and iconographic works have appeared in Corriere Medico and Corriere Salute. He has collaborated with numerous specialized journals.