The anatomist

By Federico Andahazi

Subjects: Fiction, historical, Anatomy, Fiction, historical, general, Sex Work, Civilization, Renaissance, Anatomists, Fiction, European fiction, History, Prostitution

Description: After testing scores of prostitutes, Mateo Colombo, a 16th century Italian physician, finally discovers the organ governing woman's love--the clitoris. But the publication of his discovery attracts the attention of the Inquisition, Colombo is thrown in jail for heresy and must find a way to clear his name.