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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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Characters/People edit
- Levinas: Add a description of this character.
- Nancy Mairs
- Gail
- Schafer
- Parsons
- Bauman
- Broyard
- Campbell
- Lorde
- Felman
- Kleinman
- Zussman
- Murphy
- Schweitzer
- Dick
- Alsop
- Jacob
- Cassell
- Marcia
- William James
- Nathanson
- Gilda Radner
- Zola
- Kaye
- David Hilfiker
- Lacan
- Langer
- Williams
First Sentence edit
"The destination and map I had used to navigate before were no longer useful."
Table of Contents edit
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
Authors & Contributors edit
- Arthur W. Frank (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 174
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