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The unheard : a memoir of deafness and Africa / Josh Swiller.
Van Pelt Library CT275.S98725 A3 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Swiller, Josh.
- Series:
- Holt paperback
- A Holt paperback
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Swiller, Josh.
- Peace Corps (U.S.).
- Americans--Zambia--Biography.
- Americans.
- Peace Corps (U.S.)--Biography.
- Deaf people.
- Social conditions.
- Zambia--Description and travel.
- Zambia.
- Zambia--Social conditions--21st century.
- Deaf people--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 265 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- First Holt paperbacks edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2007.
- Summary:
- A young mans quest to reconcile his deafness in an unforgiving world leads to a remarkable sojourn in a remote African village, in this poignant account that is, at times, a hilarious comedy of errors as well as a gripping narrative of escalating violence.
- ISBN:
- 9780805082104
- 0805082107
- OCLC:
- 122525938
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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