{"product_id":"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 clichés 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035462713584,"sku":"9781552453414","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552453414_p0.jpg?v=1763751697","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552453414","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}