Where Were You? 2009

Where Were You? is a longstanding project by Rob Walker, in which he records "where he was" when learned of various high-profile deaths, along with any notable thoughts about the deceased. The present volume records all such notations relating to noteworthy passings in 2009. The result is a kind of memoir via obituary -- a life in death. "Utterly addictive," says David Shields, author of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto, of past volumes of the "Where Were You" series.… (more)

Where Were You? is a longstanding project by Rob Walker, in which he records "where he was" when learned of various high-profile deaths, along with any notable thoughts about the deceased. The present volume records all such notations relating to noteworthy passings in 2009. The result is a kind of memoir via obituary -- a life in death. "Utterly addictive," says David Shields, author of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto, of past volumes of the "Where Were You" series.

Featuring: Life, Death.

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