A tremendous international success and a huge favorite with booksellers and critics, Pascal Mercier's Night Train to Lisbon has been one of the best-selling literary European novels in recent years. Now, in Perlmann's Silence, the follow up to his triumphant North American debut, Pascal Mercier delivers a deft psychological portrait of a man striving to get his life back on track in the wake of his beloved wife's death.
Philipp Perlmann, prominent linguist and speaker at a gathering of renowned international academics in a picturesque seaside town near Genoa, is struggling to maintain his grip on reality. Derailed by grief and no longer confident of his professional standing, writing his keynote address seems like an insurmountable task, and, as the deadline approaches, Perlmann realizes that he will have nothing to present. Terror-stricken, he decides to plagiarize the work of Leskov, a Russian colleague. But when Leskov's imminent arrival is announced and threatens to expose Perlmann as a fraud, Perlmann's mounting desperation leads him to contemplate drastic measures.
An exquisite, captivating portrait of a mind slowly unraveling, Perlmann's Silence is a brilliant, textured meditation on the complex interplay between language and memory, and the depths of the human psyche.
Philipp Perlmann, prominent linguist and speaker at a gathering of renowned international academics in a picturesque seaside town near Genoa, is struggling to maintain his grip on reality. Derailed by grief and no longer confident of his professional standing, writing his keynote address seems like an insurmountable task, and, as the deadline approaches, Perlmann realizes that he will have nothing to present. Terror-stricken, he decides to plagiarize the work of Leskov, a Russian colleague. But when Leskov's imminent arrival is announced and threatens to expose Perlmann as a fraud, Perlmann's mounting desperation leads him to contemplate drastic measures.
An exquisite, captivating portrait of a mind slowly unraveling, Perlmann's Silence is a brilliant, textured meditation on the complex interplay between language and memory, and the depths of the human psyche.
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Hardback Editions
January 2012 : Hardback
| Title: Perlmann's Silence Author(s): Pascal Mercier ISBN: 0-8021-1957-3 / 978-0-8021-1957-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Grove Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2011 : Hardback
| Title: Perlmann's Silence Author(s): Pascal Mercier ISBN: 1-4458-5988-2 / 978-1-4458-5988-0 Publisher: Windsor Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Perlmann's Silence Author(s): Pascal Mercier ISBN: 1-84887-718-8 / 9781848877184 (UK edition) Publisher: Atlantic Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Perlmann's Silence Author(s): Pascal Mercier ISBN: 1-4458-5989-0 / 978-1-4458-5989-7 Publisher: Paragon Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Perlmann S Silence Author(s): Mercier Pascal ISBN: 0-85789-626-1 / 978-0-85789-626-1 Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Perlmann's Silence Author(s): Pascal Mercier ISBN: 1-84887-717-X / 9781848877177 (UK edition) Publisher: Atlantic Books Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
January 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Perlmann's Silence Author(s): Mercier Translated from the German by Sh, Pascal Mercier ISBN: 1-4558-4964-2 / 978-1-4558-4964-2 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Perlmann's Silence Author(s): Pascal Mercier ISBN: 1-4558-4963-4 / 978-1-4558-4963-5 Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Perlmann's Silence Author(s): Mercier Translated from the German by Sh, Pascal Mercier ISBN: 1-4558-4962-6 / 978-1-4558-4962-8 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Perlmann's Silence Author(s): Mercier Translated from the German by Sh, Pascal Mercier ISBN: 1-4558-4935-9 / 978-1-4558-4935-2 Publisher: Brilliance Corporation Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
January 2012 : Unknown
| Title: Perlmann's Silence (Playaway Adult Fiction) Author(s): Pascal Mercier ISBN: 1-4558-7037-4 / 978-1-4558-7037-0 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 2012 : Kindle edition
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October 2011 : Kindle edition
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