Silence

(Part of the Object Lessons Series and Object Lessons Series)

by John Biguenet

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1628921420

ISBN13:9781628921427

Release Date:September 2015

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:152 Pages

Weight:0.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 4.5" x 6.4"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Philosophy Social Science Social Sciences

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