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Dym wciska sie do oczu

Dym wciska sie do oczu

EssaysSociology
Pages
284
Language
Polish

Synopsis

A mortician shares her experiences and observations from working in the death industry, exploring various cultural practices and personal stories surrounding mortality. This book offers a candid and often humorous look at a subject many find uncomfortable, advocating for a more open and personal approach to death and remembrance. It challenges conventional views on funerals and introduces readers to the diverse ways people grieve and honor their loved ones.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeReflectiveThought-ProvokingFunny

Genres

Essays Sociology

About the author

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Caitlin Doughty

Caitlin Doughty is a mortician, activist, and funeral industry rabble-rouser. In 2011 she founded the death acceptance collective The Order of the Good Death, which has spawned the death positive movement. Her first book, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, was a New York Times best-seller. She lives in Los Angeles, where she runs her nonprofit funeral home, Undertaking LA. Born on a balmy August evening on the decidedly un-morbid shores of O’ahu, Hawai’i, Caitlin was an even-tempered, bookish child. H...