Silence

by John Biguenet

Book Overview

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"