| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
332 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-332). |
| Contents |
Introduction / David Shields and Bradford Morrow -- Deathwatch / David Gates -- Between the forest and the well : notes on death / Kyoki Mori -- Bayham Street / Robert Clark -- The sutra of maggots and blowflies / Sallie Tisdale -- A primer for the punctuation of heart disease / Jonathan Safran Foer -- Silence and awakening / Diane Ackerman -- A solemn pleasure / Melissa Pritchard -- Death in the age of digital proliferation and other considerations / Christopher Sorrentino -- The siege / Joyce Carol Oates -- Field notes for the graveyard enthusiast / Robin Hemley -- Inside story / Peter Straub -- Invasion to the dance / Kevin Baker -- Death wish to Negroland / Marge Jefferson -- Grace Street / Greg Bottoms -- The final plot / Lynne Tillman -- Lessness / Lance Olsen -- Bijou / Mark Doty -- Cézanne's colors / Brenda Hillman -- What will survive of us / Geoff Dyer -- This is the life / Annie Dillard. |
| Subject |
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Psychology.
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Death -- Psychological aspects.
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Fear of death.
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| Added Author |
Shields, David, 1956-
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Morrow, Bradford, 1951-
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| ISBN |
9780393339369 paperback $17.95 |
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039333936X paperback |
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