Planet of the Blind A Memoir

Name: Planet of the Blind A Memoir
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ISBN: 9780385333276

ISBN-10: 0385333277

ISBN-13: 9780385333276

Edition: N/A

Authors: Stephen Kuusisto

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"The world is a surreal pageant," writes Stephen Kuusisto. "Ahead of me the shapes and colors suggest the sails of Tristan's ship or an elephant's ear floating in air, though in reality it is a middle-aged man in a London Fog rain coat which billows behind him in the April wind." So begins Kuusisto's memoir, Planet of the Blind, a journey through the kaleidoscope geography of the partially-sighted, where everyday encounters become revelations, struggles, or simple triumphs. Not fully blind, not fully sighted, the author lives in what he describes as "the customs-house of the blind", a midway point between vision and blindness that makes possible his unique perception of the world. In this…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/29/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.96" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English