The country of the blind : a memoir at the end of sight /

A witty, winning and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn all he can about blindness as a distinct and rich culture all its own. We meet Andrew Leland as he's suspended in the strange liminal state of the soon-to-be b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leland, Andrew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, [2023].
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. The end begins
  • Part I. Phantom limp. Seeing stars ; National blindness ; Blinded by definition
  • Part II. The lost world. The male gaze ; Camera obscura ; The library of Babel ; The makers
  • Part III. Structured discovery. Against blindness ; Lady justice ; Half smiling
  • Conclusion. Endgame.