Mourning Diary by Roland Barthes

Mourning Diary

Roland Barthes with Richard Howard (Translator), Nathalie Léger

261 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction memoir philosophy reflective sad slow-paced
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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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Moods

sad 83%
reflective 80%
emotional 67%
dark 25%
challenging 9%
tense 3%

Pace

medium 44%
fast 27%
slow 27%

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