The Other Side of Silence Stories by George Harrar

The Other Side of Silence is a collection of short fiction by award-winning writer George Harrar.

The stories include "The 5:22," which won the Carson McCullers Prize from Story magazine and was selected for the 1999 edition of Best American Short Stories. Also included are stories that appeared in Story Quarterly, Sideshow Anthology, Reed Magazine, DASH, Eclectic Literary Forum, and Gemini Magazine (prize-winner). "Chapter One" is the beginning of Blue Hour, a story of resilience by a boy in a wildly dysfunctional family. The novel is available for publication. A half-dozen new, unpublished stories complete the collection. "The 5:22" received dramatic readings at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Symphony Space in New York City and the Williamstown Theatre in Williamstown, Mass. It was also featured in the LiveWriters podcast read by actor LeVar Burton.

Praise for Fiction by George Harrar

The Spinning Man: "(An) elegant and unnerving mystery of psychological suspense...(Harrar is) a graceful and subtle writer." -- New York Times Book Review; "A taut psychological drama...blends the commonplace and the esoteric with exceptional ease." -- Boston Globe; "Suspenseful...plot and an unblinking look at the tensions of family life..."-- Washington Post

Reunion at Red Paint Bay: "Harrar skillfully echoes Alfred Hitchcock's theme about how a seemingly innocent man can be sucked into a disturbing vortex of forces that lie just below the surface of 'normal' life." -Kirkus Reviews; "Harrar is one of those writers on the verge of connecting with a much larger audience; this could be his moment." -Booklist

Parents Wanted: "A killer read."-Kirkus Reviews

George Harrar is the author of 12 published short stories, including "The 5:22," which won Story magazine's Carson McCullers Prize and was selected for Best American Short Stories, 1999. Among his seven novels, The Spinning Man was adapted into a 2018 movie starring Guy Pearce, Minnie Driver and Pierce Brosnan. Reunion at Red Paint Bay was adapted into a French-language film premiering on France 2 television in 2019. Harrar was raised in Jenkintown, PA and now lives in Wayland, MA, with his wife, Linda, an award-winning documentary filmmaker at GBH, Boston. The author can be reached at at or through georgeharrarbooks.com.

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