Silence

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 09/24/2015
ISBN: 9781628921427
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.40h x 4.50w x 0.60d