Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia

Here, collected for the first time, 19 writers describe their eating disorders from the distance of recovery, exposing as never before the anorexic's self-enclosed world.

"This anthology lends remarkable texture to a subject that has been too often sensationalized and oversimplified." --The New York Times

Taking up issues including depression, genetics, sexuality, sports, religion, fashion and family, these essays examine the role anorexia plays in a young person's search for direction. Powerful and immensely informative, this collection makes accessible the mindset of a disease that has long been misunderstood.

With essays by Priscilla Becker, Francesca Lia Block, Maya Browne, Jennifer Egan, Clara Elliot, Amanda Fortini, Louise Glück, Latria Graham, Francine du Plessix Gray, Trisha Gura, Sarah Haight, Lisa Halliday, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Maura Kelly, Ilana Kurshan, Joyce Maynard, John Nolan, Rudy Ruiz, and Kate Taylor.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 09/09/2008
ISBN: 9780307278340
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2008 pg. 22
New York Times Book Review 09/21/2008 pg. 8
People Weekly 10/06/2008 pg. 61
Library Journal 09/01/2008