Lennard J. Davis grew up as the hearing child of deaf parents. In this candid, affecting, and often funny memoir, he recalls the joys and confusions of this special world, especially his complex and sometimes difficult relationships with his working-class Jewish immigrant parents. Gracefully slipping through memory, regret, longing, and redemption, My Sense of Silence is an eloquent remembrance of human ties and human failings.
Lennard J. Davis grew up as the hearing child of deaf parents. In this candid, affecting, and often funny memoir, he recalls the joys and confusions of this special world, especially his complex and sometimes difficult relationships with his working-class Jewish immigrant parents. Gracefully slipping through memory, regret, longing, and redemption, My Sense of Silence is an eloquent remembrance of human ties and human failings.
My Sense of Silence: Memoirs of a Childhood with Deafness
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My Sense of Silence: Memoirs of a Childhood with Deafness
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780252075773 |
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| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Publication date: | 06/09/2008 |
| Series: | Creative Nonfiction |
| Edition description: | First Edition |
| Pages: | 176 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.50(d) |