Bartel, Heike,

Men writing eating disorders : autobiographical writing and illness experience in English and German narratives / by Heike Bartel (University of Nottingham, UK). - 1 online resource (xvi, 167 pages). - Emerald points . - Emerald points. .

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prelims -- Introduction -- 1: Eating disorders and men -- 2: Constructing eating disorders -- 3: Written on the body -- 4: Autobiographical writing -- 5: Writing for healthcare -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Eating disorders do not only affect women and girls; men and boys get them too but remain mostly invisible. This book gives insight into this neglected problem through a comparative and transnational analysis of autobiographical accounts written by men with experience of living with eating disorders.

9781839099229


--Male authors--History and criticism.
--Male authors--History and criticism.





--European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.


PR120.M45 / B37 2020

821.111