The Dumb House by John Burnside

The Dumb House

John Burnside

198 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious slow-paced
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As a child, Luke’s mother often tells him the story of the Dumb House, an experiment on newborn babies raised in silence, designed to test the innateness of language. As Luke grows up, his interest in language and the delicate balance of life and ...

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