description: Johnson investigates what make the obit pages so interesting, finding the people who write about the dead and savouring the most caustic and literate obits of all. The result is a compelling history and guide to obituaries.
language: English
title: The Dead Beat: The Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries
titlecomplete: The Dead Beat: The Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries
genres: Humor, Biography, Essays, History, Sociology, Writing, Death, Nonfiction, Journalism, Microhistory
ratings_count: 1387
publisher: Souvenir Press