Painter of Silence
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781408821121 (1408821125)
Publish date: March 1st 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 314
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Adult,
Art,
War,
World War II,
Romania
Set in pre and post World War II Romania, this book tells the story of a deaf mute boy and his childhood friend. I would recommend hauntingly beautiful book.
I am not quite sure why I so very much enjoyed this book, but I know I did. It is a quiet book, with beautiful language that keeps you thinking. No splashy action filled drama. There are two main characters, one, a deaf mute, and the other his friend, a girl. They are born six months apart. They are...
Painter of Silence is the story of Augustin, a deaf and mute man who is found on the hospital steps of Iasi, Romania. Through a connection with one of the nurses, Safta, the story of their shared childhood and war experiences slowly unfold, all told through art and silence. The idyllic world of th...
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