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Diversified Publishing The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
£23.41
Penguin Adult The Country of the Blind
We meet Andrew Leland as he''s suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he''s midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that ushers those who live with it from sightedness to blindness over years, even decades. He grew up with full vision, but starting in his teenage years, his sight began to degrade from the outside in, such that he now sees the world as if through a narrow tube. Soon - but without knowing exactly when - he will likely have no vision left. Full of apprehension but also dogged curiosity, Leland embarks on a sweeping exploration of the state of being that awaits him: not only the physical experience of blindness but also its language, politics, and customs. He negotiates his changing relationships with his wife and son, and with his own sense of self, as he moves from his mainstream, ''typical'' life to one with a disability. Part memoir, part historical and cultural investigation, The Country of the Blind represents Leland''s determi
£15.29
Penguin Adult The Country Of The Blind
£23.39
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 103
£9.90
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 98: Issue 98
£7.26
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 102
£8.71
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 101
£8.71
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 95
£9.37
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 94: The Art Issue
£11.00
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 107
£8.71
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 92
£8.71
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 93
£8.71
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 90
£8.71
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 89
£8.71
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 108
£9.37
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 100
£10.80
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 105
£8.71
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 110
£9.20
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 96
£9.00
McSweeney's Publishing The Believer, Issue 97
£10.80