MAKING AN EXIT: FROM THE MAGNIFICENT TO THE MACABRE - HOW WE DIGNIFY THE DEAD

Book ID/图书代码： 03540008B21302

English Summary/英文概要： Writer and journalist Sarah Murray never gave much thought to what might ultimately happen to her remains. That was until her father died. Now, puzzled by the choice he made about the disposal of his “organic matter,” she embarks on a series of voyages to discover how death is celebrated and commemorated in different cultures.

Dead on Arrival is Murray’s exploration of the extraordinary creativity unleashed when we seek to dignify the dead. Along the way, she encounters everything from a royal cremation in Bali to Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos celebrations, a Czech chandelier made from human bones, a weeping ceremony in Iran, and a village in the Philippines where the casketed dead are left hanging in caves. She even goes to Ghana to commission a coffin for herself.

Her accounts of these journeys are fascinating, poignant, and funny. But this is a very personal quest—for on her travels, Murray is also seeking inspiration for her own send off.

Introduction
1. The Lament: A Tear Jar in Iran
2. Beautiful Fire: A Burst of Flames in Bali
3. Startling Stillness: Death on Display in Sicily
4. Inside the Box: A Fantasy Coffin in Ghana
5. Packing for Eternity: Gifts for the Afterlife in Hong Kong
6. Raising Pigs: A Get-Together in the Philippines
7. Foreign Fields: Far from Home in Calcutta
8. Dem Bones: A Chapel in the Czech Republic
9. Hello Again: On an Altar in Oaxaca
10. The Final Chapter: Small Packages, Neatly Tied

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 身为作家和记者的萨拉从来不会多想自己的身体，直到她父亲的离世，给她不得不思考的余地。她对父亲捐献遗体重要器官的选择感到很困惑，为此，她借旅行之便调查不同风俗对待死亡的庆贺及祭奠。

作者揭示了我们尊重死者从未涉足的一面。她一路记下了每个地方的不同方式和习俗，她甚至还为自己弄了一副棺材。她的描绘生动有趣。

目录：
1、 伊朗的哀悼仪式
2、 巴厘岛的火化
3、 西西里岛的死人展示
4、 加纳的奇妙棺材
5、 香港：打点来世的陪葬品
6、 菲律宾养猪派对
7、 加尔各答：葬入他方
8、 捷克共和国的小教堂
9、 瓦哈卡的圣坛
10、洁身而去(兼职翻译-XJJ)

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About the Author/作者介绍： 萨拉•木瑞（Sarah Murray），《移动盛宴：味觉享受》（Moveable Feasts: The Incredible Journeys of the Things We Eat ）作者、《金融时报》社会环境板块负责人、《每周金融》和《金融时报》杂志旅行和生活方式专栏作家。她住在香港、越南、南非，身兼多职。

Sarah Murray is author of Moveable Feasts: The Incredible Journeys of the Things We Eat (Picador, 2008, St Martin’s Press, US, November 2007 and Aurum Press, UK, 2007, www.moveablefeasts.org). She is a long-time Financial Times contributor, covering the impact of business on society and the environment but she also writes regular travel and lifestyle features for the Weekend FT and the Financial Times Magazine. A Brit based in New York, Sarah Murray has lived and worked in Hong Kong (as a business reporter), Vietnam (launching an English-language magazine) and South Africa (working as a freelance writer).

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