Days in the History of Silence Man Asian Literary Prize (2012) Written by leading military historian

Written by leading military historian Richard Holmes

a man caring for his dying wife discovers

faces off against some of his most powerful foes

secretly playing mahjong during the Anti-Rightist Movement and exchanging lovers on the eve of the Cultural Revolution

Days in the History of Silence Man Asian Literary Prize (2012) Written by leading military historianEva and Simon have spent most of their adult lives together. He is a physician and she is a teacher, and they have three grown daughters and a comfortable home. Yet what binds them together isnt only affection and solidarity but also the painful facts of their respective histories, which they keep hidden even from their own children. But after the abrupt dismissal of their housekeeper and Simons increasing withdrawal into himself, the past can no