Silence

Silence
ISBN-10
1628921447
ISBN-13
9781628921441
Series
SILENCE
Category
Social Science
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
2015-09-24
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Author
John Biguenet

Description

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.

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