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Dann, Jack

 
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From the acclaimed author of "The Memory Cathedral" comes a most powerful, haunting and unforgettable novel of the Civil War. Provocative, poetic and disturbing, "The Silent" introduces us to a young narrator whose voice rivals any in literature in bringing poignantly to life the surreal horrors of battle.

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About the Author

Jack Dann is the author of several novels, including The Memory Cathedral and The Man Who Melted. He lives in New York and Australia and is at work on a new novel.

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tically acclaimed author of The Memory Cathedral comes perhaps the most powerful, haunting, and unforgettable novel of the Civil War--or any war--ever written. Provocative, poetic, and disturbing, it introduces us to a young narrator, Mundy McDowell, whose voice rivals any in literature, bringing poignantly to life the surreal horrors of battle and its spiritual cost to human survival.
I was scarce twelve the day the damn Yankees invaded the valley. I seen a lot that day I ain't never gonna forget.

Men blown apart, screamin' and dyin' all around me. I was wandering in the woods like I wasn't supposed to and wound up right in the middle of the battle. And that's what I suppose saved me.

When I got back home the main house was burning to the ground. I saw two men wearin' bits and pieces of 'Federate and Yank uniforms. They killed Poppa right off, and Mother they dragged into the front yard before they killed her too. I reckon that was the day I

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ISBN 10:  0553380389 ISBN 13:  9780553380385
Publisher: Bantam USA, 1999
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