Mourning Diary by Roland Barthes

Mourning Diary

Roland Barthes

nonfiction memoir philosophy reflective sad slow-paced

261 pages | first published 2009

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A major discovery: The lost diary of a great mind—and an intimate, deeply moving study of griefThe day after his mother's death in October 1977, the influential philosopher Roland Barthes began a diary of mourning. Taking notes on index cards as w...
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reflective 77%
sad 72%
emotional 61%
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challenging 16%
tense 5%

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