{"product_id":"the-silent-history-9780374534479","title":"The Silent History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoth a bold storytelling experiment and a propulsive reading experience, Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby, and Kevin Moffett's \u003ci\u003eThe Silent History \u003c\/i\u003eis at once thrilling, timely, and timeless. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA generation of children forced to live without words. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt begins as a statistical oddity: a spike in children born with acute speech delays. Physically normal in every way, these children never speak and do not respond to speech; they don't learn to read, don't learn to write. As the number of cases grows to an epidemic level, theories spread. Maybe it's related to a popular antidepressant; maybe it's environmental. Or maybe these children have special skills all their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silent History\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds in a series of brief testimonials from parents, teachers, friends, doctors, cult leaders, profiteers, and impostors (everyone except, of course, the children themselves), documenting the growth of the so-called silent community into an elusive, enigmatic force in itself--alluring to some, threatening to others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEli Horowitz\u003c\/b\u003e was the managing editor and then publisher of McSweeney's. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Clock Without a Face\u003c\/i\u003e, a treasure-hunt mystery; \u003ci\u003eEverything You Know Is Pong\u003c\/i\u003e, an illustrated cultural history of Ping-Pong; and \u003ci\u003eThe New World\u003c\/i\u003e, a collaboration with Chris Adrian. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Derby\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the short-story collection \u003ci\u003eSuper Flat Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Anchor Book of New American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Rhode Island. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Moffett\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003ePermanent Visitors \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFurther Interpretations of Real-Life Events\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Claremont, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Strauss \u0026 Giroux-3pl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844401467666,"sku":"9780374534479","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_affdf4fd-4f2b-4327-aaf0-38b4a2409a16.jpg?v=1737318932","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-silent-history-9780374534479","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}