The End

The Human Experience of Death

Bianca Nogrady

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Vintage
01 May 2013

Literary essays; Society & Social Sciences; Society & culture: general; Sociology: death & dying

We know so much about birth - generations of women have shared their experiences with their sisters, daughters and grand-daughters, medicine has exhaustively explored and documented every possible angle of birth, and it is a joyous moment that is shared with friends and family. But at the other end of a life, death is hidden, taboo, mysterious, fearful, rarely shared and often a lonely, dark book-end. Death will come to all of us - it is one of few experiences that unites every single being on the planet. But we don't talk about it, we try not to think about it and anyone who breaks these unspoken taboos is viewed as being unnecessarily morbid. Yet many who have been present at the death of a loved one talk of it as being a gift, a sense that they have taken part in a profound moment. This book is an exploration of that experience, of that moment. It explores the human experience of death from every angle - the spiritual, the historical, the physical, the metaphysical; from the perspective of those who have witnessed it, those who face it, and those who have somehow stepped back from it. It will explore every facet of that last moment but, like the event horizon of a black hole, death will always keep its most final secrets hidden from the living.

By: Bianca Nogrady
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 352g
ISBN: 9781742752051
ISBN 10: 1742752055
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 May 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The End: The Human Experience of Death

".""..brave, clear-eyed work."" --""Publishers Weekly """"Nogrady's book offers a comprehensive reflection on everything we know--and what we can only guess--about the end."" --""Scientific American"" .."".brave, clear-eyed work."" --Publishers Weekly ""Nogrady's book offers a comprehensive reflection on everything we know--and what we can only guess--about the end."" --Scientific American"