The Grim Reader: Writings on Death, Dying, and Living on

by Richard Tristman and Maura Spiegel

Book Overview

The fear of death, the pain of bereavement, the art of consolation, and the custom of mourning--these are experiences with which all mortals must reckon. In The Grim Reader , editors Maura Spiegel and Richard Tristman have gathered the best classic and contemporary writing on mortality--from Montaigne to Monty Python--to produce an essential resource for the heart and mind. These idiosyncratic and always enlightening pieces are grouped into thematic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385485271
• ISBN13: 9780385485272
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"