 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Paul Scott |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Heinemann (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | October 1971 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 392 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-434-68110-5 (hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 281509 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.S428 To PR6069.C596 |
| Preceded by | The Day of the Scorpion |
| Followed by | A Division of the Spoils |
The Towers of Silence is the 1971 novel by Paul Scott that continues his Raj Quartet. It gets its title from the Parsi Towers of Silence where the bodies of the dead are left to be picked clean by vultures. The novel is set in the British Raj of 1940s India. It follows on from the storyline in The Day of the Scorpion.