The silence of animals
Uiterlijk 25 januari in huis
A searching, captivating look at the persistence of myth in our modern world
"By nature volatile and discordant, the human animal looks to silence for relief from being itself while other creatures enjoy silence as their birthright."
In a book by turns chilling and beautiful, John Gray continues the thinking that made his Straw Dogs such a cult classic.
Gray draws on an extraordinary array of memoirs, poems, fiction, and philosophy to re-imagine our place in the world. Writers as varied as Ballard, Borges, Conrad, and Freud have been mesmerized by forms of human extremity—experiences that are on the outer edge of the possible or that tip into fantasy and myth. What happens to us when we starve, when we fight, when we are imprisoned? And how do our imaginations leap into worlds way beyond our real experiences?
The Silence of Animals is consistently fascinating, filled with unforgettable images and a delight in the conundrum of human existence—an existence that we decorate with countless myths and ideas, where we twist and turn to avoid acknowledging that we too are animals, separated from the others perhaps only by our self-conceit. In the Babel we have created for ourselves, it is the silence of animals that both reproaches and bewitches us.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 24 juni 2014
Aantal pagina's: 227
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: John Gray
Tweede Auteur: Gray John
Co Auteur: Pulteney Enterprises
Hoofduitgeverij: Onbekend
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 140 mm
Product hoogte: 22 mm
Product lengte: 210 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 140 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 22 mm
Verpakking lengte: 210 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 211 g
EAN: 9780374534660