{"product_id":"the-last-word-julia-cooper-9781552453414","title":"The Last Word: Reviving the Dying Art of Eulogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively examination of why the modern eulogy should rest in peace.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding the right words to reckon with a loved one's death is no easy task, and the pressure to grieve in a timely fashion only makes the difficulty of saying a meaningful goodbye that much harder. We are continually instructed to contain our grief to a limited period, to promptly 'get over it' and return to business as usual - is it any wonder that, when the moment for speaking directly to death arrives, we so often grasp at clich s in order to avoid examining our sorrow?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn turning a critical eye toward the act of eulogy, Julia Cooper manages to perceptively, even playfully, create a new space for the bleak act of mourning. Examining fictional eulogies in \u003ci\u003eThe Big Lebowski\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove Actually\u003c\/i\u003e alongside teary speeches at celebrity funerals and reflections on mourning from Roland Barthes and Jacques Derrida, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Word\u003c\/i\u003e is a light in the dark. Braiding her delightful, lively cultural analysis with her own personal experiences of loss, Cooper makes a stunning and compelling case for a more compassionate approach to grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julia Cooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1552453413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552453414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.40h x 9.30w x 0.30d","brand":"Julia Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991592534271,"sku":"9781552453414","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98eaf1c4-afc8-4eba-9b0d-605cb327082f.jpg?v=1683311147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-word-julia-cooper-9781552453414","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}