A beautifully told and unique recollection of life as the child of immigrant Jews in the Bronx and as the child of deaf parents
Chapter 1 - The Grain of SoundsChapter 2 - Language and the Word of My FatherChapter 3 - The Two MothersChapter 4 - Brother's KeeperChapter 5 - Honeymoon with MomChapter 6 - SchoolingChapter 7 - AdolescenceChapter 8 - College and Other AwakeningsEpilogue
Lennard J. Davis is a professor of English, Disability and Human Development, and Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has written several books and published essays in The Nation, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and other publications, and he has been a commentator on National Public Radio.
"This is a man revealing himself, touched and startled by his act
of exposure, discovering and offering the old truth: every life
matters. Reminding us of this is what memoir does best. . . . An
engrossing contribution to the genre."--Margaret Diehl, New York
Times Book Review
"Davis's new memoir focuses on how his parents' deafness affected
him. He writes frankly about the difficulties he encountered, such
as his inability to call his parents when he needed comfort during
the night and his having to serve as their interpreter. . . . The
writer also infuses his writing with humor and the sense of love
and respect he developed for his parents. . . . Davis's
descriptions of the richness and complexity of sign language are
the most fascinating portions of the book. Highly
recommended."--Library Journal
"Good memoirs with staying power are hard to find any year. One of
this year's very best is . . . My Sense of Silence. Davis succeeds
brilliantly in doing many things. His is an outstanding personal
and cultural study of deafness as well as a savvy and moving
intellectual and political autobiography."--The Bloomsbury Review
"This is a man revealing himself, touched and startled by his act of exposure, discovering and offering the old truth: every life matters. Reminding us of this is what memoir does best... An engrossing contribution to the genre." The New York Times Book Review "Davis succeeds brilliantly... An outstanding personal and cultural study of deafness as well as a savvy and moving intellectual and political autobiography." The Bloomsbury Review "[Davis] infuses his writing with humor and the sense of love and respect he developed for his parents...Highly recommended." Library Journal
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