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

By Roland Barthes

Book Overview

"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.

• 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"