The Country of the Blind

Name: The Country of the Blind
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1724010The Country of the Blindhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-country-of-the-blind-8/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1282536/df5615d5-3e1f-45e1-96ae-6966f2d45901.jpg?v=638568046867630000237329MXNPenguin Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZENamed one of the best books of the year by: THE NEW YORKER THE WASHINGTON POST THE ATLANTIC NPR PUBLISHERS WEEKLY LITHUB"Fascinating...The great strength of this memoir is its voracious, humble curiosity." - The Atlantic, The 10 Best Books of the YearA witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the authors transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own.We meet Andrew Leland as hes suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: hes 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. Soon but without knowing exactly whenhe 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 Lelands determination not to merely survive this transition but to grow from itto seek out and revel in that which makes blindness enlightening. Brimming with warmth and humor, it is an exhilarating tour of a new way of being....1699695The Country of the Blind237329https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-country-of-the-blind-8/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1282536/df5615d5-3e1f-45e1-96ae-6966f2d45901.jpg?v=638568046867630000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20239781984881434_W3siaWQiOiI5MWU0YjY5OC0wODhjLTQwZTYtOTMzMy04M2YzNTQwMDZhNzYiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjMyOSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjkyLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIzNywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDlUMDM6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781984881434_A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the authors transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn all he can about blindness as a distinct and rich culture all its ownWe meet Andrew Leland as hes suspended in the strange liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: Hes midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that ushers those who live with it from complete sightedness to complete blindness over a period of 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. Soonbut without knowing exactly whenhe 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, internal debates, politics, and customs. He also negotiates his changing relationships with his wife and son, and with his own sense of self, as he moves from sighted to semi-sighted to blind, from his mainstream, typical life to one with a disability. Part memoir, part historical and cultural investigation, The Country of the Blind represents Lelands determination not to merely survive this transition, but to grow from itto seek out and revel in that which makes blindness enlightening. His story reveals essential lessons for all of us, from accepting uncertainty and embracing change to connecting with others across difference.Thought-provoking and brimming with warmth and humor, The Country of the Blind is at once a deeply personal journey and an intellectually exhilarating tour of a way of being that most of us have never paused to considerand from which we have much to learn....(*_*)9781984881434_FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZENamed one of the best books of the year by: THE NEW YORKER THE WASHINGTON POST THE ATLANTIC NPR PUBLISHERS WEEKLY LITHUB"Fascinating...The great strength of this memoir is its voracious, humble curiosity." - The Atlantic, The 10 Best Books of the YearA witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the authors transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own.We meet Andrew Leland as hes suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: hes 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. Soon but without knowing exactly whenhe 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 Lelands determination not to merely survive this transition but to grow from itto seek out and revel in that which makes blindness enlightening. Brimming with warmth and humor, it is an exhilarating tour of a new way of being....9781984881434_Penguin Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_705913e9-3c2a-3d98-b305-58c45f75d2ae_9781984881434;9781984881434_9781984881434Andrew LelandInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/PenguinUS-epub-d3de88fb-76c7-4b79-bdb8-61b8ebdd3800.epub2023-07-18T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Publishing Group