Silence in October
Jens Christian Grondahl
(Author)
Anne Born
(Translator)
Description
After eighteen years of marriage, an art historian wakes up one morning to find his wife standing in the bedroom doorway with her bags packed, leaving him with no explanation. Alone in his Copenhagen apartment, he tries to make sense of his enigmatic marriage and life. Memories of driving a cab, quiet walks in the snow, and intense sojourns in Paris and New York pass through his mind in fleeting images. The more he thinks of his wife, however, the more mysterious she becomes to him. Slowly he realizes that two people can live together for years without ever really knowing each other, and that the most important encounters in one's life are dictated by chance, not design.Exploring with great subtlety the secret, unpredictable connections between men and women, Silence in October is a psychological novel of immense acuity and masterful storytelling.
Product Details
Price
$17.95
Publisher
Mariner Books
Publish Date
October 01, 2002
Pages
304
Dimensions
5.3 X 0.73 X 7.96 inches | 0.65 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780156012973
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About the Author
JENS CHRISTIAN GR\u00d8NDAHL is one of the most celebrated and widely read authors in Europe today. He has written plays, essays, and twelve novels, and his work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. He lives in Copenhagen.
Reviews
PRAISE FOR SILENCE IN OCTOBER The effect . . . is to draw attention to the stories we tell ourselves to sustain romance as an institution . . . and what happens when we stop believing those stories.--The Washington Post Book World What emerges is part psychological mystery, part philosophical rumination and part breathtaking journey through the contours of memory. --The Hartford Courant