Eating Disorders in Contemporary French Women's Writing

By Lucille Cairns

Book Overview

Eating Disorders in Contemporary French Women's Writing examines the most common types of Eating Disorders (EDs) - anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa/bulimarexia, and binge eating disorder - as represented in contemporary French women's literature. The primary corpus comprises 40 autobiographical (and very occasionally autofictional) texts complemented by ample reference, and sometimes challenge, to clinical, medically-researched based, or theoretical publications on EDs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1836244347
• ISBN13: 9781836244349
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"