Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
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"Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body" is a candid, introspective memoir in which Roxane Gay explores her experiences with trauma, body image, fatness, and desire through the lens of her own body.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| author | Roxane Gay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
difficulty of inhabiting a large body in public spaces
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emotional eating ⓘ medical fatphobia ⓘ personal history of sexual assault ⓘ social stigma around fat bodies ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
control and safety
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cultural attitudes toward fat bodies ⓘ desire and intimacy ⓘ gender and body ⓘ race and body ⓘ relationship between trauma and eating ⓘ shame and vulnerability ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
confessional
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essayistic ⓘ introspective ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Roxane Gay ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candid discussion of superfatness
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exploration of how trauma shapes the body ⓘ intersectional feminist perspective ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harper
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Harper Perennial ⓘ
surface form:
HarperCollins
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| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Bad Feminist
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Difficult Women ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| subject |
body image
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body politics ⓘ desire ⓘ fatness ⓘ feminism ⓘ obesity ⓘ rape survival ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Roxane Gay