Mortal Remains by Ricardo Bloch and Don Celender is a 1996 survey of four hundred creative people that asks them about their long-term plans for burial . . . and beyond. My initial reaction was to avoid this morbid but extremely personal topic.
But then I wondered.... What sort of monument would architect Frank Gehry wish for himself? What would poet Allen Ginsberg, author of the moving "Kaddish," want written on his tombstone? What about fiction writer T. C. Boyle? And finally, regarding the subject whose inclusion alerted me to this book in the first place, what are the eternal resting plans of cartoonist Roz Chast, and are they presented in the form of her matchless graveyard cartoons?
Note: Well, who has a copy of this book?
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But then I wondered.... What sort of monument would architect Frank Gehry wish for himself? What would poet Allen Ginsberg, author of the moving "Kaddish," want written on his tombstone? What about fiction writer T. C. Boyle? And finally, regarding the subject whose inclusion alerted me to this book in the first place, what are the eternal resting plans of cartoonist Roz Chast, and are they presented in the form of her matchless graveyard cartoons?
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| Mortal Remains Signed by Ricardo Bloch and Don Celender |
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| Ricardo Bloch and Don Celender eBay Listing Retrieved September 16, 2018 |
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| Ricardo Bloch and Don CelendereBay Item Description |
An example of a tombstone cartoon from last year by Roz Chast:
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| Roz Chast The New Yorker, January 9, 2017, page 55 |
Note: Well, who has a copy of this book?
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