The art of death

writing the final story

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Edwidge Danticat: The art of death (2017)

181 pages

English language

Published Dec. 15, 2017

ISBN:
978-1-55597-777-1
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OCLC Number:
957021422

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4 stars (1 review)

Danticat moves outward from the shock of her mother's cancer diagnosis and sifts through her own writing life and personal history, all the while shifting fluidly through works of literature which circle the many incarnations of death, from individual to large-scale catastrophes. She ends with a heartrending prayer in the voice of her mother.

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4 stars

Sometimes the best book give us excellent recommendations for other books.

In the Art of Death, Edwidge Danticat, combines her personal experiences with death, our shared experiences (9/11, earthquakes in Hati and Japan), and examples from literature to discuss how to write about different aspects of death.

The two best chapters where on national tragedies and suicide. I'm not sure how well any book can help you write, but here are some books I will be reading - After the Quake, The Bridge of Sane Luis Rey, The English Patient, and Searching for Mercy Street. Edwidge also references Hemingway (iceberg metaphor) and Hitchens (death with humor), but I'm good.

Subjects

  • Authorship
  • Mortality in literature
  • Literature
  • Death in literature
  • History and criticism