Book Summary · 20 min
The Undying
By Anne Boyer
This episode explores the profound, often unacknowledged, human experience of severe illness, challenging the tidy narratives society constructs around sickness and survival.
Cue membership required to read and listen.
Listen
Audio edition
Read
Reading edition
Category
Book Summary
Duration
20 min
What it is about
Illness, Societal Narratives, Human Experience
Who it is for
If you've ever felt the pressure to perform resilience in the face of hardship, or questioned the stories we tell about suffering, this will resonate, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Anne Boyer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and essayist, brings a searing intellect and lived experience to her examination of illness, dissecting its personal and political dimensions with unflinching honesty.
About the author
View author readings →