Bücher von Jennifer Traig

The hilarious first-person account of life as a hypochondriac-from the critically acclaimed author of Devil in the Details.Jennifer Traig does not suffer from lupus, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's Disease, or muscular dystrophy. Nor does she have SUDS, the mysterious disorder that claims healthy young Asian men in their sleep. What she does have is hypochondria. In Well Enough Alone, Traig provides an uproariously funny inquiry into her ailment, as well as a well-researched history of the disorder. While chronicling her life as a hypochondriac and the minor conditions that helped to fuel her persistent self-diagnosis, she offers a literary tour of the disorder's past and present. And by the end, her journey leaves her more knowledgeable, a little less neurotic, and-one might say-healthier.

At last-the contemporary masters of memoir have come together to reveal their strategies and impart their advice. This book contains an unprecedented wealth of knowledge in one place.In The Autobiographer's Handbook, you're invited to a roundtable discussion with today's most successful memoirists. Let Nick Hornby show you how the banal can be brilliant. Elizabeth Gilbert will teach you to turn pain into prose. Want to beat procrastination? Steve Almond has the answer. Learn about memory triggers (Ishmael Beah: music) and warm-up exercises (Jonathan Ames: internet backgammon). These writers may not always agree (on research: Tobias Wolff, yes, Frank McCourt, no) but whether you're a blossoming writer or a veteran wordsmith, this book will help anyone who has ever dreamed of putting their story on paper, on writing themselves into existence.Featuring: STEVE ALMOND . JONATHAN AMES . ISHMAEL BEAH . ELIZABETH GILBERT . NICK HORNBY . A. J. JACOBS . MAXINE HONG KINGSTON . PHILLIP LOPATE . FRANK MCCOURT . DAVID RAKOFF . ESMERALDA SANTIAGO . JULIA SCHEERES . ART SPIEGELMAN . ANTHONY SWOFFORD . SARAH VOWELL . SEAN WILSEY . TOBIAS WOLFF . AND MANY MORE