Description: Wounded Storyteller : Body, Illness, and Ethics, Paperback by Frank, Arthur W., ISBN 022600497X, ISBN-13 9780226004976, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Since it was first published in 1995, The Wounded Storyteller has occupied a unique place in the body of work on illness. Both the collective portrait of a so-called &;remission society&; of those who suffer from some type of illness or disability and a cogent analysis of their stories within a larger framework of narrative theory, Arthur W. Frank&;s book has reached a large and diverse readership including the ill, medical professionals, and scholars of literary theory. 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 th&;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 th itself, Frank reminds us of the power of storytelling as way to understanding our own suffering.
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Book Title: Wounded Storyteller : Body, Illness, and Ethics
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Wounded Storyteller : Body, Illness, and Ethics, Second Edition
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2013
Subject: Ethics, Semiotics & Theory, Diseases / General
Item Height: 0.1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Health & Fitness, Medical
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: Arthur W. Frank
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
