Why, how, and where do we inter our dead? How have people throughout history responded to the problem of laying their dead to rest?
Roger Luckhurst sets out in search of answers in this arresting book.
Taking readers on an unforgettable tour of the rich and unusual visual culture of the grave, he visits locales such as the pyramids of Giza, the catacombs and columbaria of Rome, and the cenotaphs erected to the world’s war dead.
Along the way, he examines the diverse role of graveyards in literature, art, film, and television.
