My Left Foot - Couverture souple

Brown, Christy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0749301015 ISBN 13 : 9780749301019

Editeur : Mandarin, 1989

Synopsis

A film tie-in starring Daniel Day Lewis, this is the autobiography of Christy Brown, a victim of cerebral palsy who died in 1981. He recounts his childhood struggle to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toe of his left foot. He also wrote the best-seller, "Down All the Days".

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Christy Brown was born in 1932. He was one of 23 children born to a Dublin bricklayer. A victim of cerebral palsy, he could not control his speech or his movement, apart from his left foot. This enabled him to paint and type this autobiography. He later wrote an autobiographical novel, Down all the Days, which was very successful. His novels include A Promising Career, A Shadow on Summer and Wild Grow the Lillies, and he also published his poetry in Collected Poems. Christy Brown died in 1981.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature.

This is Christy Brown's own story. He recounts his childhood struggle to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toe of his left foot. In this manner he wrote his bestseller Down all the Days.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mandarin
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0749301015
• ISBN 13: 9780749301019
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible