num_pages: 192
description: Brimming with humane and original ideas about a  disease and the modern condition, this classic  essay and its sequel -- written 10 years later -- are  compassionate exhortations and a liberating event.  "Taken together, the two essays are an exemplary  demonstration of the power of the intellect in the  face of the lethal metaphors of fear." --  The Nation
language: English
title: Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors
titlecomplete: Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors
genres: Medicine, Theory, Philosophy, Queer, Science, Nonfiction, Health, Essays, Disability, History
ratings_count: 5928
publisher: Anchor