Better Read Than Dead, A Reading List

With ritualistic roots reaching back 3,000 years to pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and All Souls Day elements incorporated from Medieval Spain, Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican Holiday that seeks to honor the dead with altars and offerings. But, sugar skulls and existential cheer aside, Día de los Muertos is easily the most pensive fiesta on the calendar, reminding us that not only is the line that separates the living from the dead liminal, but we are standing in it. From a metafictional fable to awkward epiphanies experienced at Auschwitz, here is a list of some thanatos-themed titles that focus on our common fate.

The Famous Magician