About “The towers of silence”
The Towers of Silence is a 1971 novel by Paul Scott that continues his Raj Quartet, following on from the storyline of The Day of the Scorpion. Set in the British Raj of 1940s India, its title refers to the Parsi Towers of Silence, where the bodies of the dead are left to be picked clean by vultures. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1971
- Latest edition
- 2011 · ISBN 9781409006954
View more editions (10)
| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Towers of Silence | 2011 | 9781409006954 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Towers of Silence | 2001 | 9780099436164 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Towers of Silence | 2001 | 9780099436164 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The towers of silence | 1998 | 0226743438 | Buy on Amazon |
| The towers of silence | 1996 | 0749322314 | Buy on Amazon | |
| The Towers of Silence (Raj Quartet) | 1992 | 9780380718108 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | The towers of silence | 1985 | 081613846X | Buy on Amazon |
 | The towers of silence | 1985 | 0862201349 | Buy on Amazon |
| The towers of silence | 1984 | 0586038000 | Buy on Amazon | |
| | The Towers of silence | 1979 | 0380441985 | Buy on Amazon |