The Silence
The Silence is a fascinating and urgent story - set in the nearish future about five individuals gathering in a Manhattan flat during a tragic catastrophe - and written by one of the most brilliant and necessary voices in contemporary American literature. This work was finished by Don DeLillo only weeks before the introduction of Covid-19.
The Silence tells the tale of a unique catastrophe. Its resonances provide inexplicable comfort. In the year 2022, Super Bowl Sunday has arrived. Five protagonists join each other in a rewarding mental journey that helps them rediscover the world's hidden knowledge. The book's topic extends from a survey observatory in Chile, to a preferred brand of whiskey to Einstein's 1912 Dissertation on the Special Theories of Relativity. Literally everything you can think of is mentioned in this novel! What follows after each journey is a brilliant and very affecting discussion about what makes each of us a human.
Never before has fiction provided such a direct guide for navigating a confusing reality. DeLillo's foresight, ingenuity, and language have never been more revealing and necessary.
Author: Don DeLillo
Year of Release: 2020
Goodreads Score: 3.8 stars (from 9445 reviews)
