Description
In this intimate and unflinching memoir, Roxane Gay examines her relationship with her body, food, weight, and the world around her in the aftermath of sexual violence. She explores how trauma shaped her body as both a source of comfort and a form of protection, while confronting the stigma, scrutiny, and indignities imposed on people who live in larger bodies. Blending personal testimony with incisive cultural analysis, the book considers vulnerability, self-perception, bodily autonomy, and the right to dignity. Raw, courageous, and deeply searching, it is a powerful meditation on survival and the difficult work of reclaiming one’s voice.
Available Editions
paperback
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Published Jan 1, 2017
306 pages
ISBN: 9780062362599
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Details
First Published
2017
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Hunger by Roxane Gay.