The Silent History

There's an epidemic. Children are being born normal in every way except one: they are silent - they cannot comprehend language, they cannot speak. At first, they are just medical curiosities. But their numbers swell, and soon these children grow up into an established underclass. To some they become a deadly menace - and action must be taken.

About the author

Eli Horowitz was the managing editor and then publisher of McSweeney's for eight years, working closely with authors including Nick Hornby, Michael Chabon, Joyce Carol Oates, William Vollmann, and Stephen King. Matthew Derby's writing has appeared in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Conjunctions, Fence, The Believer, The Anchor Book of New American Sto-ries, and The Apocalypse Reader. www.matthewderby.org Kevin Moffett's stories have appeared in McSweeney's, Tin House, American Short Fiction, and elsewhere, as well as in three editions of The Best American Short Stories. He is the winner of the Nelson Algren Award, a Pushcart Prize, and the 2010 National Magazine Award.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Derby, Eli Horowitz, Eli Derby Horowitz, Kevin Moffett
• Publisher: JONATHAN CAPE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.07.2014
• EAN: 9780224099462
• ISBN: 978-0-224-09946-2
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 241 mm x 45 mm
• Series: JONATHAN CAPE
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature