{"product_id":"my-mother-pb","title":"Akerman, Chantal: My Mother Laughs","description":"\u003cp\u003eSong Cave, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Corina Copp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: June 18, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA memoir in the form of a poetic musing on the inevitability of death and the difficulty of letting loved ones go.\" -Alex Greenberger, \u003ci\u003eARTnews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in France in 2013, \u003ci\u003eMy Mother Laughs\u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eNo Home Movie\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45361800511511,"sku":"9780998829081","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/71sO4IiPS4L._SL1500.jpg?v=1785618837","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/my-mother-pb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}