Abdulrazak Gurnah's novel Admiring Silence tells the story through speech narrative,which implies profound community spirit.By discussing the protagonist's identity and living plight from four parts,namely silent speech,lie speech,family visit speech,and family breakup speech,the work highlights community consciousness.The novel shows Gurnah's in-depth observation of foreigners wandering in the Suzerain country and colonies,and offers an opportunity to gain profound insight into the crisis of immigrant identity.