Title:
My father's wake : how the Irish teach us to live, love and die
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Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Da Capo Press, Hachette Book Group, 2017.
©2017
Physical Description:
275 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780306921469
9780306921452
Abstract:
An intimate, lyrical look at the ancient rite of the Irish wake--and the Irish way of overcoming our fear of death.
Contents:
Mortalities -- Whispers -- Origins -- Voices -- Unravellings -- Intimations -- Exiles -- Ruins -- Catastrophes -- Changelings -- Drifts -- Hades -- Gestations -- Tombs -- Gatherings -- Forebodings -- Silences -- Fragments -- Landscapes -- Vigils -- Remains -- Burdens -- Keening -- Rites -- How to love, live and die.
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Language:
English
