Título: The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
Autor: Meghan O'Rourke
Sinopse: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION
Named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by NPR, The New Yorker, Time, and Vogue
“Remarkable.” –Andrew Solomon, The New York Times Book Review
"At once a rigorous work of scholarship and a radical act of empathy.”—Esquire
"A ray of light into those isolated cocoons of darkness that, at one time or another, may afflict us all.” —The Wall Street Journal
"Essential."—The Boston Globe
A landmark exploration of one of the most consequential and mysterious issues of our time: the rise of chronic illness and autoimmune diseases
A silent epidemic of chronic illnesses afflicts tens of millions of Americans: these are diseases that are poorly understood, frequently marginalized, and can go undiagnosed and unrecognized altogether. Renowned writer Meghan O’Rourke delivers a revelatory investigation into this elusive category of “invisible” illness that encompasses autoimmune diseases, post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, and now long COVID, synthesizing the personal and the universal to help all of us through this new frontier.
Drawing on her own medical experiences as well as a decade of interviews with doctors, patients, researchers, and public health experts, O’Rourke traces the history of Western definitions of illness, and reveals how inherited ideas of cause, diagnosis, and treatment have led us to ignore a host of hard-to-understand medical conditions, ones that resist easy description or simple cures. And as America faces this health crisis of extraordinary proportions, the populations most likely to be neglected by our institutions include women, the working class, and people of color.
Blending lyricism and erudition, candor and empathy, O’Rourke brings together her deep and disparate talents and roles as critic, journalist, poet, teacher, and patient, synthesizing the personal and universal into one monumental project arguing for a seismic shift in our approach to disease. The Invisible Kingdom offers hope for the sick, solace and insight for their loved ones, and a radical new understanding of our bodies and our health.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness”, de Meghan O'Rourke, publicado pela editora Riverhead Books, em 2023 e com 336 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Riverhead Books
Páginas: 336
Ano: 2023-02-28
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0399573305
ISBN13: 9780399573309
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Riverhead Books apresentam uma variedade de narrativas que exploram tanto a complexidade das relações humanas quanto reflexões profundas sobre ciência, história e cultura. A experiência de leitura frequentemente envolve personagens em transição — seja na passagem da juventude para a vida adulta, em crises pessoais ou em contextos históricos marcantes —, com um tom que varia do introspectivo ao envolvente. O catálogo sugere obras que combinam histórias densas e multifacetadas, ora com ritmo mais narrativo e emocional, ora com abordagens mais informativas e analíticas, como em relatos científicos ou biográficos.
