The Black Mirror: Looking at Life Through Death

by Raymond Tallis

Book Overview

A physician-philosopher celebrates the mystery and delight of everyday life from an imagined posthumous perspective

In this beautifully written personal meditation on life and living, Raymond Tallis reflects on the fundamental fact of existence: that it is finite. Inspired by E. M. Forster's thought that "Death destroys a man but the idea of it saves him," Tallis invites readers to look back on their lives from a unique standpoint:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300217005
• ISBN13: 9780300217001
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"