Silence:

"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 the torture - in short, as an object of we b...

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1. Verfasser: Biguenet, John 1949- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc 2015
Schriftenreihe:Object lessons
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Zusammenfassung:"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 the torture - in short, as an object of we both do and do not recognize. Exploring 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"--Jacket
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-132) and index
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Beschreibung:viii, 144 Seiten 17 cm
ISBN:9781628921427

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