Say Nothing
Three feckless young men take a rowing holiday on the Thames river in 1888. Referenced by [Robert A. Heinlein][1] in [Have Spacesuit Will Travel][2] as Kip's father's favorite book. Inspired [To Say Nothing of the Dog][3] by [Connie Willis][4].
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Patrick Radden Keefe uses the 1972 abduction of Belfast widow Jean McConville to tell a sweeping story of the Troubles, the IRA, the Boston College tapes, and the long question of who gave the order.
Yes. Say Nothing is Patrick Radden Keefe's 2018 nonfiction history of the 1972 disappearance of Jean McConville and the broader IRA-led violence of the Troubles. The metadata above lists Jerome K. Jerome, who wrote a different book by this title.
Yes. FX released a Say Nothing limited series adaptation in 2024, drawing on Patrick Radden Keefe's reporting. The show preserves the documentary-style structure of the book.
Say Nothing was written by Jerome Klapka Jérôme, published in 1889 by 문예.
Say Nothing is 184 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Say Nothing takes most readers 3 to 4 hours to finish.
Say Nothing is a standalone novel by Jerome Klapka Jérôme, not part of a series.
Say Nothing is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
