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'Silence is an exquisite, poignant collection of 'fictions' by one of Australia's finest writers. Each piece has its own startling imagery. This is a book that constantly surprises with its echoes of famous voices, and where the astonishing breadth of material - historical, personal, imagined - is held together by its central theme and by a web of subtle connections' (Libraries Australia).

Notes

Dedication: For Ian Dixon, friend and filmmaker
Epigraph:
I felt like answering him in the words of the dying Amr:
'I feel as if heaven lay close upon the earth and I between
them both, breathing through the eye of a needle.'

-Lawrence Durrell, Justine
Draws inspiration from a range of writers and experiences, channelling the voices of other authors and people of historical note.

Affiliation Notes

Writing Disability in Australia

Contains a story drawing on the later life of Judith Wright, which touches on the topic of her deafness.

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Short Fiction Simon McGarvie , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 March 2012; (p. 21)
— Review of Silence Rodney Hall , 2011 selected work short story

In Short : Fiction Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-25 December 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of Silence Rodney Hall , 2011 selected work short story

Off the Shelf : Fiction Lorien Kaye , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30-31 December 2011; (p. 23)
— Review of Silence Rodney Hall , 2011 selected work short story

Times and Places of Compelling Strangeness Peter Pierce , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 November 2011; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Silence Rodney Hall , 2011 selected work short story

Fiction Mary Philip , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 - 20 November 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of Silence Rodney Hall , 2011 selected work short story

Unsung Hero Hall Honours His Silent Partners Stella Clarke , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5 - 6 November 2011; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Silence Rodney Hall , 2011 selected work short story

Untitled Toni Whitmont , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 91 no. 4 2011; (p. 27)
— Review of Silence Rodney Hall , 2011 selected work short story

A Particularly Cunning Fox James Ley , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 336 2011; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Silence Rodney Hall , 2011 selected work short story

Well Read Katharine England , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 November 2011; (p. 29)
— Review of Forecast : Turbulence Janette Turner Hospital , 2011 selected work short story ; Silence Rodney Hall , 2011 selected work short story

Fiction Mary Philip , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 - 20 November 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of Silence Rodney Hall , 2011 selected work short story

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