{"product_id":"mourning-diary-october-26-1977-september-15-1979-roland-barthes-paperback","title":"Mourning Diary: October 26, 1977 - September 15, 1979 -- Roland Barthes, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the sentence 'She's no longer suffering, ' to what, to whom does 'she' refer? What does that present tense mean? --Roland Barthes, from his diary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe day after his mother's death in October 1977, Roland Barthes began a diary of mourning. For nearly two years, the legendary French theorist wrote about a solitude new to him; about the ebb and flow of sadness; about the slow pace of mourning, and life reclaimed through writing. Named a Top 10 Book of 2010 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the Best Books of 2010 by \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMourning Diary\u003c\/i\u003e is a major discovery in Roland Barthes's work: a skeleton key to the themes he tackled throughout his life, as well as a unique study of grief--intimate, deeply moving, and universal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roland Barthes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hill \u0026amp; Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374533113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoland Barthes was born in 1915. A French literary theorist, philosopher, and critic, he influenced the development of various schools of theory, including structuralism, semiotics, existentialism, social theory, Marxism, and post-structuralism. He died in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roland Barthes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45755860320484,"sku":"9780374533113","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780374533113.jpg?v=1780467848","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/mourning-diary-october-26-1977-september-15-1979-roland-barthes-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}