The Art of Death
Writing the Final Story
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2017]
Format: Book
Description: 181 pages ; 18 cm
"'I have been writing about death for as long as I have been writing.' [Danticat's] book moves outward from the shock of her mother's [cancer] diagnosis and sifts through Danticat's writing life and personal history, all the while shifting ... from examples that range from Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude to Toni Morrison's Sula. The narrative, which continually circles the many incarnations of death from individual to large-scale catastrophes, culminates in a ... prayer in the voice of Danticat's mother"--Amazon.com.
Series: Art of series.
Contents:
Introduction : Writing life -- Living dyingly -- Ars moriendi -- Dying together -- Wanting to die -- Condemned to die -- Close calls -- Circles and circles of sorrow -- Feetfirst.
Subjects:
Death in literature.
Mortality in literature.
Literature -- History and criticism.
Authorship.
Death -- Psychological aspects.
Fear of death.
Murder in literature.
Infanticide -- Psychological aspects.
Literature -- history & criticism
Authorship
Attitude to Death
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Reference.
REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
Death in literature.
Mortality in literature.
Literature -- History and criticism.
Authorship.
Death -- Psychological aspects.
Fear of death.
Murder in literature.
Infanticide -- Psychological aspects.
Literature -- history & criticism
Authorship
Attitude to Death
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Reference.
REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
ISBN:
9781555977771
| Availability | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
| LITERATURE Criticism Dan | Southeast | Nonfiction | In |
Additional Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181).
Florida Book Award, 2017. Gold, General Nonfiction.
Streamlined Holdings Registration SHR
Florida Book Award, 2017. Gold, General Nonfiction.
Streamlined Holdings Registration SHR
