"But the journey Hayes takes us on is not only outward but inward - through the blood and tissue and organs of the human body - for The Anatomist chronicles Hayes's year as a student of classical gross anatomy, performing with his own hands the dissections and examinations detailed by Henry Gray 150 years ago. As Hayes's acquaintance with death deepens, he finds his understanding and appreciation of life deepening in unexpected and profoundly moving ways."--BOOK JACKET.