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The Dumb House

by John Burnside
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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 death leads to amateur dissections of small animals – tiny hearts revealed still pumping, as life trickles away. But as an adult, following the death of his mother, Luke's obsession deepens, resulting in a haunting and bizarre experiment on Luke's own children.
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Publisher: Random House

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  • Release date: December 15, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9781446412237
  • File size: 1640 KB
  • Release date: December 15, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9781446412237
  • File size: 1640 KB
  • Release date: December 15, 2010

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Fiction Literature

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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 death leads to amateur dissections of small animals – tiny hearts revealed still pumping, as life trickles away. But as an adult, following the death of his mother, Luke's obsession deepens, resulting in a haunting and bizarre experiment on Luke's own children.
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Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Random House

    Kindle Book
    Release date: December 15, 2010

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781446412237
    File size: 1640 KB
    Release date: December 15, 2010

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781446412237
    File size: 1640 KB
    Release date: December 15, 2010

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English