{"product_id":"my-mother-laughs","title":"My Mother Laughs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A memoir in the form of a poetic musing on the inevitability of death and the difficulty of letting loved ones go.” –Alex Greenberger,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eARTnews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in France in 2013, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Mother Laughs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the final book written by the legendary and beloved Belgian artist and director Chantal Akerman (1950–2015) before her death. A moving and unforgettable memoir, the book delves deeply into one of the central themes and focuses of Akerman’s often autobiographical films: her mother, who was the direct subject of her final film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNo Home Movie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2015).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a particular focus on the difficulties Akerman faced in conjunction with the end of her mother’s life, the book combines a matter-of-fact writing style with family photographs and stills from her own films in order to better convey the totality of her experience. Akerman writes: \"With pride because I finally believed in my ability to say something that I’d had trouble saying. I told myself, I am strong for once, I speak. I tell the truth.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003econdition\u003c\/span\u003e: like new\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e50% of profit from all used books will go toward purchasing food, clothes, hygiene kits, and other essentials for our unhoused neighbors in Southern California\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chantal Akerman, translated by Corina Copp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50546755174593,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/5464\/2881\/files\/IMG_0489.jpg?v=1788149513","url":"https:\/\/www.straybooks.co\/products\/my-mother-laughs","provider":"Stray Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}