
Renato Rosaldo is a cultural anthropologist and half of this book is an ethnographic exploration of grief. I am not sure if I have the wording correctly, but that's the best I could do! Obviously I am a layperson when it comes to ethnography and cultural anthropology, but I found this half of the book to be completely accessible and interesting.
The first half of the book is a book of poetry. Heart-breaking. Beautiful. It is the story of his wife's death, when she feel from a cliff while hiking in the Philippines. Excellent poetry and a very interesting second part to the book.
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