Dreams Of Speaking

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' We must talk, Alice Black, about this world of modern things. This buzzing world.'

Alice is entranced by the aesthetics of technology &, in every aeroplane flight, every Xerox machine, every neon sign, sees the poetry of modernity. Mr Sakamoto, a survivor of the atomic bomb, is an expert on Alexander Graham Bell. The pair forge an unlikely friendship as Mr Sakamoto regales Alice with stories of twentieth-century invention. His own knowledge begins to inform her writing, & these two solitary beings become a mutual support for each other a long way from home.

This novel from Man Booker longlisted author Gail Jones is distinguished by its honesty & intelligence. From the boundlessness of space walking to the frustrating constrictions of one person's daily existence, Dreams of Speaking paints with grace & skill the experience of needing to belong despite wanting to be alone.