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The Altar of the Dead is a reflective narrative in which a narrator, haunted by the loss of Mary Antrim, keeps track of her death anniversary each year. The story examines how the memory of loss can dominate a person's life and how he wrestles with the absence of the love he could never fully experience. Set in a timeless American milieu, this work offers a sober exploration of death, memory, and the quiet rituals people perform to honor those who have passed.
First publish date: May 2003
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: Henry James
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