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The Wounded Storyteller

Paperback • 2013 • English

The Wounded Storyteller

By Arthur W. Frank

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About the book

Since it was first published in 1995, "The Wounded Storyteller" has occupied a unique place in the body of work on illness. Both the collective portrait of a "remission society" of those who suffer from some type of illness or disability and a cogent analysis of their stories within a larger framework of narrative theory, Arthur W. Frank's book has reached a large and diverse readership, including the ill, medical professionals, and scholars of literary theory. Drawing on the work of authors suc...Show more

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ISBN

9780226004976

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

The Wounded Storyteller

Format

Paperback

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