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...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Penguin Press,
[2023].
|
| Subjects: |
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.