Silence: Lectures and Writings
First edition | |
| Author | John Cage |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Wesleyan University Press |
Publication date | 1961 |
Silence: Lectures and Writings is a book by American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912–1992), first published in 1961 by Wesleyan University Press. Silence is a collection of essays and lectures Cage wrote during the period from 1939 to 1961.
Into the 21st-century, Silence has continued interest from artists, with British music journalist Paul Morley calling it "a timeless book about ideas that is itself full of ideas" in 2017.