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Hull, John

 
9781781258590: Notes on Blindness: A journey through the dark
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ISBN 10 : 1781258597 ISBN 13 : 9781781258590
Editeur : Wellcome Collection, 2017

Synopsis

A rediscovered modern classic: a life-affirming account of one man's journey into blindness

'A gift to the whole of humanity' Cathy Rentzenbrink

Days before the birth of his first son, writer and academic John M. Hull started to go blind. He would lose his sight entirely, unable to distinguish any sense of light or shadow. Isolated and claustrophobic, he sank into a deep depression. Soon, he had forgotten what his wife and daughter looked like.

In Notes on Blindness, John reveals his profound sense of loss, his altered perceptions of time and space, of waking and sleeping, love and companionship. With astonishing lucidity of thought and no self-pity, he describes the horror of being faceless, and asks what it truly means to be a husband and father. And eventually, he finds a new way of experiencing the world, of seeing the light.

Based on John's diaries recorded on audio tape, this is a profoundly moving, wise and life-affirming account of one man's journey into blindness.

'Poignant and wise' Andrew Solomon

Published in partnership with Wellcome Collection.

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À propos de l'auteur

John Hull was Professor of Religious Education at the University of Birmingham. He died in July 2015.

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Éditeur
Wellcome Collection
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1781258597
ISBN 13 
9781781258590
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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