Mourning Diary

by Roland Barthes

2020-12-29 04:37:46

"In the sentence ''She''s no longer suffering,'' to what, to whom does ''she'' refer? What does that present tense mean?" -Roland Barthes, from his diaryThe day after his mother''s death in October 1977, Roland Barthes began a diary of mourning. For ... Read more

"In the sentence ''She''s no longer suffering,'' to what, to whom does ''she'' refer? What does that present tense mean?" -Roland Barthes, from his diary

The day after his mother''s death in October 1977, Roland Barthes began a diary of mourning. For nearly two years, the legendary French theorist wrote about a solitude new to him; about the ebb and flow of sadness; about the slow pace of mourning, and life reclaimed through writing. Named a Top 10 Book of 2010 by The New York Times and one of the Best Books of 2010 by Slate and The Times Literary Supplement, Mourning Diary is a major discovery in Roland Barthes''s work: a skeleton key to the themes he tackled throughout his life, as well as a unique study of grief-intimate, deeply moving, and universal.

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Book Details

File size8.27 X 5.45 X 0.85 in
Print pages288
PublisherFarrar, Straus And Giroux
Publication date March 13, 2012
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780374533113
Roland Gérard Barthes (12 Nov 1915 – 26 March 1980) was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician. Barthes' ideas explored a diverse range of fields and he influenc...

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