{"product_id":"hypochondria-in-sickness-and-in-story-hardcover","title":"Hypochondria: In Sickness and in Story - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusannah B. Mintz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReimagines health anxiety not as pathology, but as a creative possibility.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHypochondria\u003c\/i\u003e proposes a bold reimagining of a frequently dismissed condition. Susannah B. Mintz reframes health anxiety not as a pathology but as a site of creative potential--exploring hypochondria as a form of communication, a reorientation to time, a convergence of personal and communal identity, a declaration of body-mind needs, and an embrace of aging's transformations. Far-ranging in its attention to historical periods, national literatures, philosophical thought, and medical discourse, the book challenges the containment of suffering within narratives of professional authority. In doing so, it seeks to dispel shame and stigma, opening space for new forms of connection and understanding through a deeper attentiveness to the experience of illness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusannah B. Mintz\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. Her books include \u003ci\u003eHurt and Pain: Literature and the Suffering Body\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Disabled Detective\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoir \u003ci\u003eLove Affair in the Garden of Milton\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.43 x 8.59 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377343553843,"sku":"9781836391227","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/PLDGO-IQeY9781836391227.webp?v=1779321037","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/hypochondria-in-sickness-and-in-story-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}