Beyond words illness and the limits of expression
"Author Kathlyn Conway, a three-time cancer survivor, believes that the triumphalist approach to writing about illness fails to do justice to the shattering experience of disease. By wrestling with the challenge of writing about the reality of serious illness and injury, she argues, writers can...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press
2013.
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| Colección: | Literature and medicine series (Albuquerque, N.M.)
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797948006719 |
| Sumario: | "Author Kathlyn Conway, a three-time cancer survivor, believes that the triumphalist approach to writing about illness fails to do justice to the shattering experience of disease. By wrestling with the challenge of writing about the reality of serious illness and injury, she argues, writers can offer a truer picture of the complex relationship between body and mind"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Notas: | Originally published as: Illness and the limits of expression. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2007. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781299475465 9780826353252 |
