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Silent From Within
The silence is not his. It is theirs.
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- Paperback · 5" × 8" · cream paper
Matt is a young man whose life is riddled with pain and injustice. Diagnosed with a hearing disability at an early age, he embarks on a turbulent journey to face many challenges. Not due to his impairment but the circumstances caused by the mistakes of others.
He analyses the people in his life by struggling to make sense of the way they behave, understand the complex relationships between his family members, and overcome the practical difficulties that hamper his life.
The author has chosen a different style of psychodramatic expression in his narration, emphasising and analysing the psychological profile of the characters of this fiction.
Having found himself in a vicious cycle he cannot escape from, he persists in wondering about the difficulties of human relationships. Matt and his silence are the mediums that visualise our lives.
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Chapter One, in full
Read Chapter OneThemes
- Deafness and disability
- Family dysfunction
- Injustice
- Psychological interiority
- Silence as language
What is Silent From Within about?
Silent From Within is a literary novel about Matt, a young man diagnosed with a hearing disability in early childhood, and the family whose mistakes shape his life more than his impairment ever does. It follows him through a turbulent stretch of years as he tries to make sense of the people around him. The book is the first of three by Costa G. Lagoudakis.
Who is Matt?
Matt is the novel's narrator and central figure. He is deaf, observant, and caught in a family whose relationships he spends the book trying to decode. His silence is not withdrawal — it is the vantage point from which the novel watches everyone else.
What does psychodramatic narration mean here?
It means the novel is driven by psychological interiority rather than plot event. Lagoudakis builds each character through analysis of behaviour and motive, so the drama comes from what is understood about people rather than from what happens to them.
Is there an ebook or audiobook?
Silent From Within is currently available in paperback.
Who should read this book?
Readers of literary fiction concerned with family dysfunction, disability and psychological interiority. It will suit anyone drawn to novels that stay inside a single consciousness rather than moving between many.
Where can I buy Silent From Within?
Silent From Within is available in paperback from Amazon in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland.