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192 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141187129
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 30 November 2002
Description
Sontag wrote "Illness as Metaphor" in 1978, while suffering from breast cancer herself. In her study, she reveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often...
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Moods
reflective 76%
challenging 51%
emotional 11%
inspiring 10%
dark 8%
hopeful 7%
sad 5%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 20%
Average rating
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Cancer, Medical content, Terminal illnessModerate
Homophobia, Ableism, Mental illnessMinor
Drug abuse
192 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141187129
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 30 November 2002
Description
Sontag wrote "Illness as Metaphor" in 1978, while suffering from breast cancer herself. In her study, she reveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the patients and often...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,152 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
challenging 51%
emotional 11%
inspiring 10%
dark 8%
hopeful 7%
sad 5%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 20%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Medical content, Terminal illnessModerate
Homophobia, Ableism, Mental illnessMinor
Drug abuse