The History of Sound is the award-winning book by Ben Shattuck, set to hit the big screen this month with its highly anticipated film adaptation. The book, a collection of twelve stories spanning three centuries, explores love, loss, and the unexpected ways the past resurfaces.
The title story follows two men during World War I on a mission to document the voices and music of American countrymen. Decades later, the discovery of their recordings links past and present, revealing poignant secrets across time.
The film, starring Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) and Josh O'Connor (Challengers) is set to hit New Zealand cinemas on December 18th.
Ben Shattuck is an American writer, painter and curator, when he's not busy adapting his award-winning books into screenplays, he also runs the oldest general store in America, built in 1793, and is the founder and director of the Cuttyhunk Island Writers' Residency. He also has a New Zealand connection - which he shares with Susie.
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