In 'Hunger', Gay describes her experience of her body and her relationship to food and weight, particularly in the aftermath of being gang-raped at 12 years old.
Roxanne Gay has described 'Hunger' as 'by far the hardest book I've ever had to write.' 'Hunger' was published on Jby HarperCollins. 'Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body' is a 2017 memoir by Roxane Gay.