How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences |
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| Author:
| Silverman, Sue William |
| Series title: | American Lives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4962-1409-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2020 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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In these thematically linked pieces, Sue William Silverman explores the fear of death, and her desire to survive it, through gallows humor, realism, and speculation. Although defeating death is physically impossible, language, commemoration, and metaphor can offer slivers of transcendent immortality.
In these thematically linked pieces, Sue William Silverman explores the fear of death, and her desire to survive it, through gallows humor, realism, and speculation. Although defeating death is physically impossible, language, commemoration, and metaphor can offer slivers of transcendent immortality.