A Mass for the Dead

Download or read book A Mass for the Dead written by William Gibson and published by Scribner Paper Fiction. This book was released on 1968 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is written in remembrance of Gibson's deceased parents and in honor of their lives. In reflecting on them he in turn makes it a tribute to parenthood and a dedication to his own children. Gibson's language is striking in its poignancy. Despite the title, this is not a religious work, but a work of love from a child to parent and from the child-become-parent to his own children. Interspersed between the reminiscences of his parents and his childhood, Gibson inserts achingly beautiful epistles to his children for their guidance about life and parenting.--Adapted from barnesandnoble.com.