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At the Will of the Body Reflections on Illness

Paperback • 2002 • English

At the Will of the Body Reflections on Illness

By Arthur W. Frank

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About the book

A medical sociologist who has been seriously ill twice (heart attack and cancer) explores his experiences and examines what they taught him about how to live. An important resource for caregivers and patients. In this deeply affecting memoir, Arthur W. Frank explores the events of illness from within: the transformation from person to patient, the pain, the wonder, and the ceremony of recovery. To illuminate what illness can teach us about life, Frank draws upon his own encounters with serio...Show more

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ISBN

9780618219292

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

At the Will of the Body Reflections on Illness

Format

Paperback

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