Title
La Belle Indifference
Document Type
Creative Writing
Publication Date
5-2017
Department 1
English
Abstract
'"La Belle Indifference" is a personal essay about amputation, set in Gettysburg, that meditates on medical advances made through the Civil and current wars. La belle indifference is a term used in this specific medical context to describe a person's wish to separate from their physical injury, and the essay explores the ways in which separation from injuries past and present remains elusive.
Recommended Citation
Rhett, Kathryn. "La Belle Indifference," The Harvard Review, 50 (2017).
Comments
Original version available from the publisher at http://www.harvardreview.org/?q=print-issues/harvard-review-50