Silhouettes in the Night
Silhouettes in the Night by Jack Haberek, published by AuthorHouse in May 2005, is a thought-provoking exploration of the complexities of modern existence. This edition spans 332 pages and is written in English. The narrative follows a group of individuals—writers, journalists, and even mercenaries—who grapple with their moral dilemmas while engaging in a project that involves smuggling people and narcotics from South America into the United States. As they navigate this morally ambiguous venture, the story serves as a canvas to delve deeper into broader questions about identity, society, and the nature of art.
Readers will find that the book not only chronicles the characters’ illicit activities but also prompts reflection on the world at large. It challenges readers to consider who they are in relation to the political figures that represent them and the intricate systems that govern society. The narrative invites contemplation on the role of art and the human experience, echoing influences from literary figures such as John Dos Passos and T.S. Eliot. Through this literary journey, Haberek encourages a deeper understanding of the complexities of life and the enduring impact of those who have come before us.
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The silhouettes are trying to put together an image of the world they live in; they are writers, journalists, reporters (but also mercenaries, even spies if necessary) and what they find is not too encouraging to them. To them only? Well, we get to see them after their last moral objections are water under the bridge and the process of “fitting in” is under way. Their “project” is smuggling people and narcotics from South America into the States using an old plane they’re rebuilding for that purpose. We get to watch how the venture takes off the ground, how they get rich . Is that, though, what the book is all about? The above sketch is a pretext rather, a canvas to reflect, to go deeper than just skin deep, about and into our world. Who are we? Not the people in the book, but WE, the readers (as well as non-readers). Who are the people representing us we call politicians. What is the whole system – not just of one single country but of that strange conglomerate we call “modern world”. And what is art? How does a human being, any human being endowed with the ability to reflect and to express his pain, do just that – express it.? The author takes us here on a literary journey as well. We’ll find, smiling, echoes, not too numerous though, from John Dos Passos, Faulkner, T.S. Eliot and others, certainly not only as author’s homage to them, but most of all as his statement that they live although physically dead for so many years – that there wasn’t just one ‘lost generation.”
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