The Dumb House A Chamber Novel

Paperback (15 May 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780224042079
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Imprint: Jonathan Cape
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.914
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 197
Weight: 232g
Height: 215mm
Width: 135mm
Spine width: 17mm