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Drawing on the work of authors such as Oliver Sacks, Anatole Broyard, Norman Cousins, and Audre Lorde, as well as from people he met during the years he spent among different illness groups, Frank recounts a stirring collection of illness stories, ranging from the well-known--Gilda Radner's battle with ovarian cancer--to the private testimonials of people with cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, and disabilities. Their stories are more than accounts of personal suffering: they abound with moral choices and point to a social ethic.
In this new edition Frank adds a preface describing the personal and cultural times when the first edition was written. His new afterword extends the book's argument significantly, writing about storytelling and experience, other modes of illness narration, and a version of hope that is both realistic and aspirational. Reflecting on both his own life during the creation of the first edition and the conclusions of the book itself, Frank reminds us of the power of storytelling as way to understanding our own suffering.
Drawing on the work of authors such as Oliver Sacks, Anatole Broyard, Norman Cousins, and Audre Lorde, as well as from people he met during the years he spent among different illness groups, Frank recounts a stirring collection of illness stories, ranging from the well-known--Gilda Radner's battle with ovarian cancer--to the private testimonials of people with cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, and disabilities. Their stories are more than accounts of personal suffering: they abound with moral choices and point to a social ethic.
In this new edition Frank adds a preface describing the personal and cultural times when the first edition was written. His new afterword extends the book's argument significantly, writing about storytelling and experience, other modes of illness narration, and a version of hope that is both realistic and aspirational. Reflecting on both his own life during the creation of the first edition and the conclusions of the book itself, Frank reminds us of the power of storytelling as way to understanding our own suffering.
Arthur W. Frank is professor of sociology at the University of Calgary and the author of At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness; The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness, and Ethics; and The Renewal of Generosity: Illness, Medicine, and How to Live, the latter two also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
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Genre: | Allgemeine Lexika |
Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Seiten: | 280 |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780226004976 |
ISBN-10: | 022600497X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Frank, Arthur W. |
Hersteller: | The University of Chicago Press |
Maße: | 216 x 139 x 35 mm |
Von/Mit: | Arthur W. Frank |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 28.08.2013 |
Gewicht: | 0,378 kg |
Arthur W. Frank is professor of sociology at the University of Calgary and the author of At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness; The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness, and Ethics; and The Renewal of Generosity: Illness, Medicine, and How to Live, the latter two also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
---|---|
Genre: | Allgemeine Lexika |
Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Seiten: | 280 |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780226004976 |
ISBN-10: | 022600497X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Frank, Arthur W. |
Hersteller: | The University of Chicago Press |
Maße: | 216 x 139 x 35 mm |
Von/Mit: | Arthur W. Frank |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 28.08.2013 |
Gewicht: | 0,378 kg |