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In At the Will of the Body , Arthur Frank told the story of his own illnesses, heart attack and cancer. That book ended by describing the existence of a "remission society," whose members all live with some form of illness or disability. The Wounded Storyteller is their collective... read more

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"The destination and map I had used to navigate before were no longer useful."

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Preface
Acknowledgments
One: When Bodies Need Voices
Two: The Body's Problem with Illness
Three: Illness as a Call for Stories
Four: The Restitution Narrative
Five: The Chaos Narrative
Six: The Quest Narrative
Seven: Testimony
Eight: The Wound as Half Opening
Notes
Index

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  1. Arthur W. Frank (Author)

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