{"product_id":"perlmanns-silence-paperback","title":"Perlmann's Silence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePascal Mercier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShaun Whiteside\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat might have been, in less talented hands, an amusing literary thriller is, in Mercier's prose . . . something far more complex. --Alberto Manguel, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e (UK) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNight Train to Lisbon\u003c\/i\u003e, a tremendous international best seller, established Pascal Mercier as one of the most striking European voices in recent years, a writer whose finely wrought language and suspenseful narratives captivate readers' hearts and minds while equally quickening their pulses. Now, in \u003ci\u003ePerlmann's Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, Mercier returns with a deft psychological portrait of a man striving to get his life back on track in the wake of his beloved wife's death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilipp Perlmann is a prominent linguist who's come to a picturesque seaside town near Genoa to speak at a gathering of renowned international colleagues. Derailed by grief over his wife's sudden death in an accident, Perlmann is no longer confident of his professional standing, and writing his keynote address seems like an insurmountable task. As the deadline approaches, Perlmann realizes that he will have nothing to present to his expectant colleagues. Panic sets in and he decides to plagiarize the work of Leskov, a Russian colleague who was unable to attend. But when Leskov's imminent arrival is announced and threatens to expose Perlmann as a fraud, Perlmann's mounting desperation drives him to the brink of murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn exquisite, captivating portrait of a mind slowly unraveling, \u003ci\u003ePerlmann's Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant, textured meditation on the complex interplay between language and memory, and the depths of the human psyche.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA professor of philosophy, Pascal Mercier was born in 1944 in Bern, Switzerland. \u003ci\u003ePerlmann's Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is his second novel to be translated into English, following the bestselling \u003ci\u003eNight Train to Lisbon\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently lives in Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228779397369,"sku":"9780802120830","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RXhWUWgzb0ZXNjBRQTJLa2JpZWNSUT09.webp?v=1768296299","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/perlmanns-silence-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}