sixteen different types of silence
Han Kang's Greek Lessons is 6 x 8 x 0.4 inches & 175 pages.
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In Han Kang’s Greek Lessons, two characters connect over sensory losses: one has lost his vision, the other her capacity for language. It’s a book that conflates love with haunting. About that, I frankly disagree, but I found the whole project fascinating.
Below, a selection of the many types of silence in Greek Lessons:
Greek Lessons was also the May installment of Purse Book Gals-On-The-Go Official Book Club Book. Here’s what the gals thought:
“This book was spooky.” — Sara
“I read this book as a contemporary, but timeless myth. It’s something to read and read again.” — H. C.
“I can’t believe the word that brings her back in the beginning is bibliotheque.” - Jon S.
But no one in the Purse Book Gals-On-The-Go Official Book Club Book knew Ancient Greek, tragically, so please write in if you have any Ancient Greek insights.