Presents an exploration of addiction that blends memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and journalistic reportage to analyze the role of stories in conveying the addiction experience, sharing insights based on the lives of artists whose achievements were shaped by addiction
A magisterial account of addiction, recovery and creative lives.
A collection of essays explores empathy, using topics ranging from street violence and incarceration to reality television and literary sentimentality to ask questions about people's understanding of and relationships with others.
From the author of The Empathy Exams comes a profound meditation on isolation, longing and the conflicts faced by all those who choose to tell true stories about the lives of others.
Leslie Jamison's novel, "The Gin Closet," explores the complex bond between Tilly, a woman grappling with her past in Nevada, and her niece Stella, who arrives seeking connection. Through sharp dialogue and candid reflections on love and addiction, Jamison reveals the brutal and beautiful facets of life across generations.
A collection of essays explores empathy, using topics ranging from street violence and incarceration to reality television and literary sentimentality to ask questions about people's understanding of and relationships with others.
At a time when economic inequality is on all of our minds, this collection of nonfiction and poetry from accomplished American writers focuses on intimate moments, personal relationships, and common daily experiences at the intersection of people of different economic status.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveting story of rebuilding a life after the end of a marriage - an exploration of motherhood, art and new love.
From the author of The Empathy Exams comes a profound meditation on isolation, longing and the conflicts faced by all those who choose to tell true stories about the lives of others.
Über Einfühlung und das Leiden anderer. Essays
Ist Empathie eine innere Qualität oder etwas, was man sagt und tut, eine Praxis? Hilft sie anderen oder steht sie uns nur gut zu Gesicht? Leslie Jamison schreibt über das Verhältnis von Ärzten und Patienten, über Elendstourismus, über weiblichen Schmerz, und sie stellt dabei die Frage nach den Möglichkeiten und den Grenzen der Einfühlung. Ihre radikal aufrichtigen Texte kombinieren Reportage, Kulturkritik und persönliches Erzählen in der Tradition von Autoren wie Susan Sontag, Joan Didion oder zuletzt David Foster Wallace und John Jeremiah Sullivan. Und während sie Antworten nur provisorisch akzeptiert, als Anlass für immer neue Fragen, führt sie buchstäblich ihren eigenen Körper ins Feld.
