A01=Lennard J. Davis
Author_Lennard J. Davis
autobiography
Bronx
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confusion
deaf parents
disability
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hearing
humor
immigrant
intellectual
Jew
longing
love
memory
New York
parent
political
redemption
regret
relationship
respect
vignettes
working-class
Product details
- ISBN 9780252075773
- Weight: 254g
- Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 09 Jun 2008
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Selected as an "Editors Choice" by the Chicago Tribune
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 is a professor of English, Disability and Human Development, and Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has written several books and published essays in The Nation, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and other publications, and he has been a commentator on National Public Radio.
