Field guide to falling ill / essays by Jonathan Gleason ; foreward by Meghan O'Rourke.
| Author/creator | Gleason, Jonathan author. |
| Other author | O'Rourke, Meghan, writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New Haven : Yale Univeristy Press, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xiv, 236 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Inheritance -- Blood in the water -- Field guide to falling ill -- Circulations -- A difficult man -- Exit wounds -- Bitter joy -- Gilead -- Proxemics -- No harm. |
| Abstract | "What was wrong with them? That's what we wanted to know." So begins Jonathan Gleason's prizewinning collection of essays on the human lives behind the corporate, legal, and cultural practices that shape disease. Drawing on his experiences as a medical interpreter and patient, Gleason illuminates a stunning range of topics, including the racial dimensions of organ donation, the past and present of the AIDS crisis, and the troubled relationship between state violence and mental illness. With sharp analysis and boundless empathy, Gleason shows how medicine is shaped by cultural narratives, historical contexts, and the complicated people who practice it. In her foreword, Meghan O'Rourke, judge of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, writes that "illness is often framed as a crisis to endure or overcome. But as Gleason's work reminds us, illness is also a way of knowing. His essays speak to the precarious beauty of that knowing, and to the ways it connects us--to history, to culture, to one another. --Page [2] of cover. |
| General note | "Published in collaboration with The Yale Review"--Colophon page. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographic references (pages 219-228) and index . |
| Awards note | Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, 2024 |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780300289442 |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| ISBN | 9780300282948 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 030028294X (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ePub) |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000331540 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GN296 .G64 2026 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |