Mourning Diary: October 26, 1977 - September 15, 1979

by Roland Barthes

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"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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0374533113

ISBN13:9780374533113

Release Date:March 2012

Publisher:Hill & Wang

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"

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