Perlmann's silence / Pascal Mercier ; translated by Shaun Whiteside.
Language: English Original language: German Publication details: London : Atlantic, 2011.Description: 616 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781848877177 (pbk.)
- 184887717X (pbk.)
- Perlmanns schweigen. English.
- 833.914 22
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"First published as Perlmanns Schweigen in German, in Germany, in 1995 by Albrecht Knaus Verlag"--T.p. verso.
In a quiet seaside town near Genoa, experts are gathering for a linguistics conference. One speaker, Philipp Perlmann is recently widowed and, struggling to contend with his grief, is unable to complete his keynote address.
Translated from the German.