- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd (29 Nov 2000)
- ISBN-10: 0732267420
- ISBN-13: 978-0732267421
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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From the acclaimed author of "The Memory Cathedral" comes a most powerful, haunting and unforgettable novel of the Civil War. Provocative, poetic and disturbing, "The Silent" introduces us to a young narrator whose voice rivals any in literature in bringing poignantly to life the surreal horrors of battle.
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Format:Hardcover
Knowing Jack is from "the north", I was sceptical that he could capture the spirit of "the south", being a Southerner myself as is the main character . What Jack has captured in "The Silent" is more than a spirit, even though there are enough spirits in the story. He captures the essence of war. I highly recommend that you buy and read this book because it is an experience. Thanks, Jack!
Format:Hardcover
Jack Dann is a master of the disturbing, taking left-hand turns through our lives, past and future. As with THE MEMORY CATHEDRAL, history becomes more dramatic, mysterious, and real in the telling from the viewpoint of the odd-man-out. Whether Leonardo or the mute Mundy, Dann draws character and, more importantly, relationships with a hand sure and constantly in motion. More pointed comparisons are not to COLD MOUNTAIN, but rather CATCHER IN THE RYE and MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING. Here's hoping Dann is fascinated by another main theme of history, and soon!
Format:Hardcover
The Silent is a heartbreaking, breathtaking novel, pouring a young man's traumatic responses to the Civil War into a highly specific, desperately distanced form. As with The Memory Cathedral, his novel of Leonardo da Vinci's experiences in fifteenth century Florence, Jack Dann takes us inside the life of the time, in this case a time of savage war within the American family, all the worse for that. Although The Silent is a novel full of horror, it is also a brilliantly written work with enough touches of humor and humanity to balance the brutality it renders with such grace and intensity. The Silent is a major addition to the growing library of Civil War fiction.
Douglas Barbour, Edmonton Journal
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"Most emphatically recommended." --Library Journal
"It was around the time I saw the spirit dog and became invisible that I forgot how to talk. Getting to be a spirit meant you had to lose things. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 1998
"Most emphatically recommended." --Library Journal
"It was around the time I saw the spirit dog and became invisible that I forgot how to talk. Getting to be a spirit meant you had to lose things. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 1998
Haunting and poignant but a bit too mystical
Two years have passed since fourteen-year old Mundy McDowell observed the rape and subsequent murder of his parents. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 1998
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