In Persian myth, it is said that Akbar the Great once built a palace which he filled with newborn children, attended only by mutes, in order to learn whether language is innate or aquired. As the year passed and the chidren grew into their silent and difficult world, this palace became known as the Gang Mahal, or Dumb House. In his first novel, John Burnside explores the possibilites inherent in a modern-day repetition of Akbar`s investigations. Following the death of his mother, the unnamed narrator creates a twisted varient of the Dumb House, finally using his own chidren as subjects in a bizarre experiment. When the children develop a musical language of their own, however, their gaoler is the one who is excluded, and he extracts an appalling revenge.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9780099546528
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87231389
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Dumb House
Author
John Burnside
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2009
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
150 g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
John Burnside
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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