{"product_id":"9781916806047-iron-lung","title":"Iron Lung","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Copenhagen during the terrifying polio epidemic of the early 1950s, \u003ci\u003eIron Lung\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetic allegory of adolescence, and an unsettling and subtle exploration of sexuality, medicine, and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA girl is struck down by polio during the terrifying epidemic ofthe early 1950s. Paralysed and unable to breathe on her own,she is committed to hospital in Copenhagen and placed inan iron lung. Forty years earlier, near Budapest, a child grows up in anorphanage for boys. The child goes by thename of 'Boy' but is not like the others, as their body seems totranscend the categories of boy or girl. Between these twoyoung people, there is a powerful, enigmatic bond thatstretches across time and space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55480312136054,"sku":"9781916806047","price":10.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33787961.jpg?v=1744887325","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781916806047-iron-lung","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}