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Title: NOTES ON SUICIDE
By: Simon Critchley
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1910695068
ISBN 13: 9781910695067
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Publisher: FITZCARRALDO EDITIONS
Pub. date: 23 September, 2015
Pages: 124
Description: Through a sweeping historical overview of suicide, a moving literary survey of famous suicide notes, and a psychological analysis of himself, Simon Critchley offers us an insight into what it means to possess the all too human gift and curse of being of being able to choose life or death.
Synopsis: Suicide is everywhere. It haunts history and current events. It haunts our own networks of friends and family. The spectre of suicide looms large, but the topic is taboo because any meaningful discussion must at the very least consider that the answer to the question - 'is life worth living?' - might not be an emphatic yes; it might even be a stern no. Through a sweeping historical overview of suicide, a moving literary survey of famous suicide notes, and a psychological analysis of himself, Simon Critchley offers us an insight into what it means to possess the all too human gift and curse of being of being able to choose life or death.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions
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