THE GIFT OF DEATH, JACQUES DERRIDA'S MOST SUSTAINED CONSIDERATION OF RELIGION, EXPLORES QUESTIONS FIRST INTRODUCED IN HIS BOOKGIVEN TIMEABOUT THE LIMITS OF THE RATIONAL AND RESPONSIBLE THAT ONE REACHES IN GRANTING OR ACCEPTING DEATH, WHETHER BY SACRIFICE, MURDER, EXECUTION...
AN EXTENDED RETELLING OF THE ORIGINAL CLASSIC PARABLE FOLLOWS A YOUNG MAN'S SEARCH FOR AN ELUSIVE GIFT THAT HOLDS THE PROMISE OF WORK FULFILLMENT, A QUEST THAT IS COMPLICATED BY HIS FEARS ABOUT THE FUTURE.