The Empathy Exams

A powerful yet refreshing essay collection centred around themes of confession, illness, violence and sentimentality from an exciting new American talent

The subjects of this stylish and audacious collection of essays range from an assault in Nicaragua to a Morgellons meeting; from Frida Kahlo's plaster casts to a gangland tour of LA. Jamison is interested in how we tell stories about injury and pain, and the limits that circumstances, bodies and identity put on the act of describing.