November 1977 Issue [Article] A Conspiracy of Silence Download PDF Adjust Share by Joseph Epstein, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century American literature Conspiracies E.L. Doctorow Intellectual life Literature and society Robert Coover United States More from Joseph Epstein The decline of gossip The rise of the verbal class Other people’s mail The letters of famous people are most interesting if you read between the lines Adjust Share