Stardust to Stardust: Reflections on Living and Dying

Download or read book Stardust to Stardust: Reflections on Living and Dying written by Erik Olin Wright and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erik Olin Wright, one of the most important sociologists of his time, takes readers along on his intimate and brave journey toward death, and asks the big questions about human mortality. From the renowned Marxist sociologist and educator Erik Olin Wright, Stardust to Stardust is a curated collection of writings from the months of his treatment and hospitalization for acute myeloid leukemia. This combination of personal narrative with Wright’s analytical perspective results in a deeply complex, philosophical meditation on death and the meaning of existence.