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Eavesdropping: A Memoir of Blindness and Listening by Stephen Kuusisto (Paperback, 2006)
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Blind people are not casual listeners. There is an art to eavesdropping. Like Annie Dillard's.
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Blind people are t casual listeners. Blind since birth, Stephen Kuusisto recounts with a poet's sense of detail the surprise that comes when we are actively listening to our surroundings. There is an art to eavesdropping. Like Annie Dillard's An American Childhood or Dorothy Allison's One or Two Things I Kw for Sure, Kuusisto's memoir highlights periods of childhood when a writer first becomes aware of his curiosity and imagination. As a boy he listened to Caruso records in his grandmother's attic and spent hours in the New Hampshire woods learning the calls of birds. As a grown man the writer visits cities around the world in order to discover the art of sightseeing by ear. Whether the reader is interested in disability, American poetry, music, travel, or the art of eavesdropping, he or she will find much to hear and even see in this unique celebration of a hearing life.Product Identifiers
PublisherWw Norton & Co
ISBN-100393349586
ISBN-139780393349580
eBay Product ID (ePID)183132143
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AuthorStephen Kuusisto
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicAutobiography: General
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Place of PublicationNew York
Author BiographyStephen Kuusisto is the author of Only Bread, Only Light (poems) and Planet of the Blind. He is professor of English and disability studies at Ohio State University and lives in Columbus, Ohio.
Date of Publication17/09/2006
Country of PublicationUnited States
