Chronic conditions /

"Imagine a house whose wiring is spliced and patchy with knob and tube, coiled like a serpent ready to strike and spark at any moment. Even if you have a fire trap behind your walls, the lights will turn on. In her memoir of a life lived in physical pain, Karen Engle asks whether and how langua...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Engle, Karen, 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Engle, Karen, > 1974- > Santé.
Chronic pain.
Chronic pain > Psychological aspects.
Chronic pain > Philosophy.
Pain in literature.
Pain in art.
Douleur chronique.
Douleur chronique > Aspect psychologique.
Douleur chronique > Philosophie.
Douleur dans la littérature.
Douleur dans l'art.
HEALTH & FITNESS / Physical Impairments
Chronic pain
Chronic pain > Psychological aspects
Pain in art
Pain in literature
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Chronic Conditions
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface: On Being Ill and Otherwise Healthy
  • Dedication
  • Telling Stories, Chronically
  • Foot Notes
  • JAWS
  • Spin Cycles
  • The Waves
  • Postscript: Spirits and Floods
  • Acknowledgments
  • Illustrations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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