The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer Liane Lefaivre A word-of-mouth bestseller that has

A word-of-mouth bestseller that has caused a sensation across Europe

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translators and cultural actors need to negotiate among multifarious institutional powers that coexist

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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer Liane Lefaivre A word-of-mouth bestseller that hasA Biography of Cancer The story of cancer is a human one a tale of chance discoveries, seized opportunities and human endurance. From innovative but brutal early surgical treatments to the Curies' ultimately tragic work with radiation; from Sidney Farber's hugely risky discovery of chemotherapy to the author's treatment of his own patients, this riveting book recounts a centuries long conflict. Now, as cancer becomes an ever more universal experience,