A History of Silence

A Family Memoir
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-84854-906-7
Verlag: John Murray Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 422 g

A History of Silence is a touching memoir about a country and a landscape. It's about the devastation in Christchurch after the 2011 earthquake and the faultlines that this event opened up in Lloyd Jones' understanding of his own family. It's about how easily we erase from our history the stories that we find inconvenient.

In his typically lyrical and engaging prose, Jones embarks on a journey of discovery. On this journey he finds out more about his country and the landscape that surrounds him, but he also uncovers the truth about his family. This truth is completely unexpected and changes everything. This deeply moving book is about loss and survival and silence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Lloyd

Über Autor(innen)

Jones, LloydLloyd Jones is the author of several novels and short story collections which include Mister Pip, winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize best book award and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2007, The Book of Fame and Hand Me Down World, which was shortlisted for the Berlin International Prize. He has also published a memoir, A History of Silence. He lives in New Zealand.