The Dumb House A Chamber Novel

Author: John Burnside

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  • : $22.95 AUD
  • : 9780099582717
  • : Ebury Publishing
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  • : 16 June 1998
  • : 1.3 Centimeters X 12.9 Centimeters X 19.8 Centimeters
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  • : John Burnside
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
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Barcode 9780099582717
9780099582717

Description

In Persian myth, it is said Akbar the Great once built a palace which he filled with newborn children, attended by mutes, in order to learn whether language is innate or acquired. Burnside provides a modern-day repetition of Akbar's investigations.