Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality Contributor(s): Lynch, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393321649 ISBN-13: 9780393321647 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2001 Annotation: Masterful essays that illuminate not only how people die but also how they live. Thomas Lynch, poet, funeral director, and author of the highly praised "The Undertaking", continues to examine the relations between the "literary and mortuary arts". |
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BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Social Science | Death & Dying |
Dewey: 113.8 |
LCCN: 000021355 |
Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.46" W x 8.26" L (0.54 lbs) 280 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: Thomas Lynch, poet, funeral director, and author of the highly praised The Undertaking, winner of an American Book Award and finalist for the National Book Award, continues to examine the relations between the literary and mortuary arts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lynch, Thomas: - Thomas Lynch has authored five collections of poetry, one of stories, and four books of essays. His first, The Undertaking, won the Heartland Prize for Non-Fiction and the American Book Award, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. His writing has appeared in the Atlantic, Granta, Harper's Magazine, and the New York Times, among other publications. He works as a funeral director in Milford, Michigan, and teaches at the Bear River Writer's Conference. |
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