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| Verlag | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Auflage | 2015 |
| Seiten | 152 |
| Format | 12,0 x 16,5 x 0,8 cm |
| Gewicht | 149 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Object Lessons |
| ISBN-10 | 1628921420 |
| EAN | 9781628921427 |
| Bestell-Nr | 62892142UA |
Examines the complex and contradictory uses of silence as an object that both does and does not exist, and shows that though we think we desire silence, we probably should fear it.
Klappentext:
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.What is silence? In a series of short meditations, novelist and playwright John Biguenet considers silence as a servant of power, as a lie, as a punishment, as the voice of God, as a terrorist's final weapon, as a luxury good, as the reason for torture-in short, as an object we both do and do not recognize. Concluding with the prospects for its future in a world burgeoning with noise, Biguenet asks whether we should desire or fear silence-or if it is even ours to choose.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
I What Is Silence?IISelling SilenceSeeking SilenceSilence Versus SolitudeVoluntary Silences IIIThe Representation of Silence Silent Reading Silence on StageThe UnspeakableIVThe Silenced MomentThe Silence of DollsSilencing Silence and SecretsVThe Future of Silence
Rezension:
When I realized I was making notes on memorable passages in Silence several times a page, I knew I'd found the book I've been needing to read. John Biguenet's extended meditation on silence is provocative, witty, moving, and truly golden. Valerie Martin, Orange Prize-winning novelist and author, most recently, of The Ghost of the Mary Celeste