Singular, evocative, brilliantly imagined, "Planet of the Blind" takes readers on a journey through the universe of the legally blind, where an everyday encounter can become a heart-stopping challenge. More than just a memoir, this powerful story is an extraordinary story of the regeneration of the spirit, as well as a tour-de-force of poetical imagination.
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Singular, evocative, brilliantly imagined, "Planet of the Blind" takes readers on a journey through the universe of the legally blind, where an everyday encounter can become a heart-stopping challenge. More than just a memoir, this powerful story is an extraordinary story of the regeneration of the spirit, as well as a tour-de-force of poetical imagination.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Very Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Has bookstore stickers. Text appears clean, but may contain minor marks that we missed. Light Shelf Wear, Looks Very Nice. 194 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0385316151. ISBN/EAN: 9780385316156. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561064828.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Signed by Author(s) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 194. 194 pp. Jacket has minor creasing at head and foot of spine. The author struggled for most of his life to pass as a sighted man, "travelling everywhere at dizzying speeds without a cane"; then a severe accident forced him to take up the white cane, at last. "Enter Corky, a two-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever who became his guiding eyes and changed his life forever."
Author's childhood was spent trying to fit in as someone who happened to be "near-sighted" - truth is he's been legally blind since the time he started school. Getting to the "liberation" scene of him going out for the first time with Corky, not having to worry about where he was going, is worth the read alone.
