Mutual Grieving, Healing and Resilience in Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend
The paper addresses the narrative of mutual healing, grieving and resilience in Sigrid Nunez’s novel The Friend. The aim of the article is to determine whether in the presented narrative shared trauma among different species leads to improved resilience of humans and animals, as well as whether a s...
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The paper addresses the narrative of mutual healing, grieving and resilience in Sigrid Nunez’s novel The Friend. The aim of the article is to determine whether in the presented narrative shared trauma among different species leads to improved resilience of humans and animals, as well as whether a shared experience of grieving and healing is beneficial for both sets of beings involved. An overview of the healing process in humans and animals which takes place after trauma is provided. Although based on a work of fiction, this paper seeks to be a contribution to the field of trauma studies, highlighting the benefits and therapeutic value of human-animal relations and reflecting approaches in fiction.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad0463c81abc4d98aad7c3940488a9692023-12-20T16:16:54ZengUniversity of PardubiceAmerican and British Studies Annual1803-60582788-22332023-12-011610.46585/absa.2023.16.2498Mutual Grieving, Healing and Resilience in Sigrid Nunez’s The FriendBarbora Vinczeová0Matej Bel University The paper addresses the narrative of mutual healing, grieving and resilience in Sigrid Nunez’s novel The Friend. The aim of the article is to determine whether in the presented narrative shared trauma among different species leads to improved resilience of humans and animals, as well as whether a shared experience of grieving and healing is beneficial for both sets of beings involved. An overview of the healing process in humans and animals which takes place after trauma is provided. Although based on a work of fiction, this paper seeks to be a contribution to the field of trauma studies, highlighting the benefits and therapeutic value of human-animal relations and reflecting approaches in fiction. https://absa.upce.cz/index.php/absa/article/view/2498Sigrid NunezThe Friendgrievinghealingresiliencetrauma |
| spellingShingle | Barbora Vinczeová Mutual Grieving, Healing and Resilience in Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend American and British Studies Annual Sigrid Nunez The Friend grieving healing resilience trauma |
| title | Mutual Grieving, Healing and Resilience in Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend |
| title_full | Mutual Grieving, Healing and Resilience in Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend |
| title_fullStr | Mutual Grieving, Healing and Resilience in Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mutual Grieving, Healing and Resilience in Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend |
| title_short | Mutual Grieving, Healing and Resilience in Sigrid Nunez’s The Friend |
| title_sort | mutual grieving healing and resilience in sigrid nunez s the friend |
| topic | Sigrid Nunez The Friend grieving healing resilience trauma |
| url | https://absa.upce.cz/index.php/absa/article/view/2498 |
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