When Words Fail Us: Truth Beyond Time
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I am out of words at home. I have grown bored with my language, bored with my voice, bored with my writing. My words labour under the weight of Australia's history. The land itself, as much as I love it, bears down hard. Now in another place, I am finding lighter words. At times, I may not need to speak at all. I smile; I nod. I seek permission to speak. Please, do you mind? Will you allow me? In an important book for our times, Stan Grant - one of Australia's most prominent writers on identity, nationhood and belonging - reflects on how we struggle to speak to one another today, and the importance of listening, silence and philosophy, from Plato to Simone Weil to Radiohead.
Author: Stan Grant
Format: Hardback, 128 pages, 111mm x 181mm
Published: 2026, NewSouth Publishing, Australia
Genre: History of Ideas & Popular Philosophy
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I am out of words at home. I have grown bored with my language, bored with my voice, bored with my writing. My words labour under the weight of Australia's history. The land itself, as much as I love it, bears down hard. Now in another place, I am finding lighter words. At times, I may not need to speak at all. I smile; I nod. I seek permission to speak. Please, do you mind? Will you allow me? In an important book for our times, Stan Grant - one of Australia's most prominent writers on identity, nationhood and belonging - reflects on how we struggle to speak to one another today, and the importance of listening, silence and philosophy, from Plato to Simone Weil to Radiohead.
When Words Fail Us: Truth Beyond Time