Bibliograph

Mourning diary, October 26, 1977-September 15, 1979, Roland Barthes ; text established and annotated by Nathalie Léger ; translated from the French by Richard Howard

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Mourning diary, October 26, 1977-September 15, 1979, Roland Barthes ; text established and annotated by Nathalie Léger ; translated from the French by Richard Howard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mourning diary

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

526809468

Responsibility statement

Roland Barthes ; text established and annotated by Nathalie Léger ; translated from the French by Richard Howard

Sub title

October 26, 1977-September 15, 1979

Summary

The day after his mother's death in 1977, Barthes began a diary of mourning. He reflected on the ebb and flow of sadness, and on modern society's quick dismissal of it. He provides a unique study of grief: intimate, deeply moving, and universal

Table Of Contents

Forward / Nathalie Léger -- Mourning diary: October 26, 1977-June 21, 1978 -- Continuation of the diary: June 24, 1978-October 25, 1978 -- Further diary pages: October 25, 1978-September 15, 1979 -- Some undated fragments -- Some notes on Maman -- Afterword / Richard Howard

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