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Published on: 2012-03-15
Released on: 2012-03-15
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Memoir and meditation on blindness.Mara Faulkner grew up in a family shaped by Irish ancestry, a close-to-the-bone existence in rural North Dakota, and the secret of her father’s blindness—along with the silence and shame surrounding it. Dennis Faulkner had retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic disease that gradually blinded him and one that may blind many members of his family, including the author. Moving and insightful, Going Blind explores blindness in its many permutations—within the context of the author’s family, more broadly, as a disability marked by misconceptions, and as a widely used cultural metaphor. Mara Faulkner delicately weaves her family’s story into an analysis of the roots and ramifications of the various metaphorical meanings of blindness, touching on the Catholic Church of the 1940s and 1950s, Japanese internment, the Germans from Russia who dominated her hometown, and the experiences of Native people in North Dakota. Neither sentimental nor dispassionate, the author asks whether it’s possible to find gifts when sight is lost.“…[a] beautiful book … a good read … thought-provoking.” — H-Net Reviews (H-Disability)“…a memoir with many layers … Faulkner has clearly done extensive research and she expertly unfolds her findings and her confusions [sic]. She doesn’t just tell readers about her experience, but invites them to share in making sense of her contemplations and discoveries. While this is not a light read, it is an extremely rewarding one.” — Irish America“…this is not merely an autobiography, but a critical chronicle about multiple conceptions of ‘blindness.’ So, in Going Blind, the reader could also find a piece with ethnographic value—a book in which analysis of social behavior and fieldwork play core roles.” — Metapsychology“An incredible story that stays with you long after finishing the final page.” — Emily Rapp, author of Poster Child: A Memoir“This is a remarkable, multidimensional, and accomplished memoir. The author renders the lives of her family members with candor, sensitivity, and integrity.” — G. Thomas Couser, author of Recovering Bodies: Illness, Disability, and Life WritingMara Faulkner, OSB, is Associate Professor of English at the College of St. Benedict. She is the author of Protest and Possibility in the Writing of Tillie Olsen and Born of Common Hungers: Benedictine Women in Search of Connections. Exclusive Norman Lear Memoir Excerpt: Throwdowns With ... At 92 the legendary show creator opens up in his first memoir about his fantastical boundary-changing life and creative struggles with some of his castmembers From Jill to Mom inside Jill Bidens relationship ... From Jill to Mom inside Jill Bidens relationship with Beau and Hunter In his 2007 memoir Vice President Biden recalls watching his two boys and ... The Chapter About His Sister - blindgossip.com Which noted British talent had to remove a full chapter from an early draft of his memoirs (on legal advice) because it was all about how he had lost his virginity ... 'Ugly': A Memoir Of Childhood Deformity And Learning To ... Robert Hoge's new memoir is about his childhood his first day of school making friends and learning to ride a bike. But it's also about getting called ... Lets Pretend This Never Happened The Bloggess I wrote a book and it only took me 11 years. (Shut up Stephen King.) You should probably go buy it right now because its filled with awesomeness. Memoir Man Amouage cologne - a fragrance for men 2010 Amouage Memoir. How I wish I was a poet for this one. How I wish I had the talent to quote in writing this bold fictional journey through the uncharted wild forests ... Mom Tried To Sabotage Daughter - Blind Gossip [Blind Gossip] This actress comes from a renowned acting family. Her mom and her uncle are both famous movie stars. Both have won Academy Awards. Mom is still working ... Recent Celebrity Deaths Famous ... - Hollywood Memoir Catherine Louise "Kaye" Stevens (July 21 1932 December 28 2011) was an American singer and actress. Stevens's big break in show business came at the Riviera ... Houston Woman Bares All in Stripper Memoir Houston Press Keith wisely begins her book with her dramatic entry into the world of stripping and oh boy did she ever start in the right place. Houston was the strip-club ... The Pianist (memoir) - Wikipedia The Pianist is a memoir of the Polish composer of Jewish origin Wadysaw Szpilman elaborated by Jerzy Waldorff who met Szpilman in 1938 in Krynica.
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