Deafness by David Wright

Deafness: An Autobiography

by David Wright

Synopsis

At the age of seven, David Wright became totally deaf, consigned to the invisible dungeon from which he was later able to escape as a distinguished poet and critic. This illuminating book is both a personal account and a history of deafness. Written with humor, frankness, and humility, Deafness ranks among the finest and most enduring of autobiographies.

Praise

"A wonderful book."
—W.H. AUDEN

"An unforgettable insight into... the fellowship of the deaf."
—Times Literary Supplement (London)

"A virtuoso feat on behalf of the almost languageless, as well as being an invaluable treatise in its own right.... An ironic sample of fate's insolence, even more ironic for those of the deaf who cam read it with full appreciation of its verbal excellence, and a vehement object lesson to the rest of us."
—Paul West, author of Words for a Deaf Daughter

About the Author: David Wright

David Wright was born in Johannesburg in 1920. He has been om the staff of the Sunday Times (London), coedited the literary magazines Nimbus and X, translated Beowulf, collaborated with the painter Patrick Swift to write three travel books on Portugal, and published several collections of poems, which won Guinness Poetry Prizes in 1958 and 1960. In 1965 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Literary Society. In 1992 he was elected an Honor-able Fellow of Oriel College, and in 1993 the University of Leicester conferred upon him an Hon. D. Litt.

Book Data

Publisher: HarperPerennial A Division of HarperCollins Publishers | Artwork: Cover Design by Nancy Sabato | Cover Illustration by Anthony Russo 1994 | ISBN: 0-06-097616-0 | 9780060976163