Making an Exit - Couverture souple

Murray, Sarah

 
9781250015655: Making an Exit
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1250015650 ISBN 13 : 9781250015655
Editeur : Picador, 2012

Synopsis

"Not only a fascinating travelogue but also a personal meditation on loss and fate...There is a wealth to discover within these pages."--The Economist
Journalist Sarah Murray never gave much thought to what might ultimately happen to her remains--until her father died. Puzzled by the choices he made about the disposal of his "organic matter," she embarks on a series of journeys to discover how death is commemorated in different cultures. Her travels lead her to discover everything from a Czech chandelier of human bones and a weeping ceremony in Iran to a Philippine village where the casketed dead hang in caves.
Fascinating, poignant, and often funny, Making an Exit is Murray's exploration of the ways in which we seek to dignify the dead--and a deeply personal quest for a final send-off of her own.

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À propos de l?auteur

Sarah Murray is author of Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat. A longtime Financial Times contributor, she lives in New York City.

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Éditeur
Picador
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1250015650
ISBN 13 
9781250015655
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0312533020 ISBN 13 :  9780312533021
Editeur : St Martins Pr, 2011
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