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On Suicide: Great Writers on the Ultimate Question [Paperback]

John Miller (Editor), Robert Cole (Introduction)

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Publication Date: January 1, 1993

An anthology of insightful reflections on the concept of suicide includes passages from the poetry of Sylvia Plath, commentary by William Styron, a glimpse at the constructed literary despair of Madame Bovary, and more. Original.

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books; First Printing edition (January 1, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0811802310
ISBN-13: 978-0811802314
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces

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This collection of essays, short stories, and poems all deal with the "Ultimate Question": to be, or not to be. Each philosopher, writer, or poet has contributed his or her own thoughts regarding suicide. Some of the selections are whimsical, such as a poem which discusses different ways of "doing it". Others are thought-provoking and emotional pieces, which bring up thoughts about why people commit suicide, and the feelings felt by those they leave behind. This book is suitable for scholars, teachers, professionals of all sorts, and especially those who may think twice before answering their own "Ultimate Question".

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First Sentence:
ALL THIS HAPPENED a while ago, in 1979. Read the first page

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incomplete mourning, mental alienation

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Primo Levi, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Owens, New York, Max White, Thomas Lincoln, Mer�wether Lewis, John Donne, Nancy Hanks, New Salem, New Year, Sylvia Plath, Kate Drucker, Madame Bovary, Monsieur Lariv��re, Monte Clausen, Parents Association, The San Diego Union, The Second Coming, William Lewis

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The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi on 8 pages
The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays by Albert Camus on page 54, page 7, and Back Matter
Suicide by Emile Durkheim on page 19, page 102, and Back Matter
The Second Coming: A Novel by Walker Percy on page 79, and Back Matter
Survival In Auschwitz by Primo Levi on page 75, and page 81

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The Enigma of Suicide: A Timely Investigation into the Causes, the Possibilities for Prevention and the Paths to Healing by George Howe Colt in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Why Suicide?: Answers to 200 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Suicide, Attempted S by Eric Marcus in Back Matter
Chosen Death: The Dying Confront Assisted Suicide by Lonny Shavelson in Back Matter
Selected Essays (Oxford World's Classics) by David Hume in Back Matter

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