A review by emmamacdonald
Nobody Leaves: Impressions of Poland by Ryszard Kapuściński

4.0

“ ‘Is it ringing?’ one of them asks.
They listen. ‘It’s ringing!’ the other whispers.
‘What’s ringing?’ I ask (I can tell I’m making a fool of myself).
They’re taken aback. ‘The silence, my good man. The silence is ringing!’ “

“I’m young, right? Please tell me, for a person never knows for sure.”