The Inevitable – Contemporary Writers Confront Death - Softcover

Morrow, Bradford; Shields, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 039333936X ISBN 13: 9780393339369

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2011

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Review:

Starred Review. A wonderfully speculative patchwork quilt on the meaning of life and death.

[A] diversity of views, yet a consistently high level of thought. Their eloquent introduction sets up these pieces, several of them previously published. Suffusing the collection as a whole is the humility expressed by Lynne Tillman at the end of her essay: "Of death, mortals are absolutely ignorant. The dead, fortunately, are beyond caring." Ultimately, these readings may bring the reader some comfort to realize, perhaps again, that we are all in this together.--Alan Moores

About the Author:

Bradford Morrow's novels include The Diviner's Tale, Giovanni's Gift, and Trinity Fields, and co-edited with David Shields The Inevitable: Contemporary Writers Confront Death. The recipient of numerous awards, he founded and edits the literary journal Conjunctions and is a professor of literature at Bard College. He lives in New York City. David Shields, the author of Reality Hunger, is the Milliman Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at the University of Washington. Bradford Morrow's novels include The Diviner's Tale, Giovanni's Gift, and Trinity Fields, and co-edited with David Shields The Inevitable: Contemporary Writers Confront Death. The recipient of numerous awards, he founded and edits the literary journal Conjunctions and is a professor of literature at Bard College. He lives in New York City. David Shields, the author of Reality Hunger, is the Milliman Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at the University of Washington.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 039333936X
• ISBN 13: 9780393339369
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336