{"product_id":"invisible-9781416593676","title":"Invisible","description":"A spare, poetic memoir of an artist who was blinded in a sudden act of violence, leading to a profound meditation on what it means to see and be seen: \"\u003ci\u003eInvisible\u003c\/i\u003e puts questions of life and suffering into sharp focus, without sanctimony or sentimentality\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"You live in a city like New York. You read the papers. You look at the television. But you never think it will happen to you. It happened to me one evening.\" \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne summer night in 1978, Hugues de Montalembert returned home to his New York City apartment to find two men robbing him. In a violent struggle, one of the assailants threw paint thinner in Hugues's face. Within a few hours, he was completely blind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEloquent and provocative, \u003ci\u003eInvisible\u003c\/i\u003e moves beyond the horrific events of that night to what happened to Hugues \u003ci\u003eafter \u003c\/i\u003ehe lost his sight: his rehabilitation, his solo travels around the world, and the remarkable way he learned to \"see\" even without the use of his eyes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithout a trace of self-pity, Hugues describes his transition from an up-and-coming painter to a blind man who had to learn to walk with a cane. His status changed in the eyes of other people as their reactions ranged from avoidance to making him their confidant. Hugues traveled to faraway places and learned to trust strangers and find himself at home in any situation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart philosophy, part autobiography, part inspiration, \u003ci\u003eInvisible\u003c\/i\u003e will change the way readers understand reality and their place in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416593676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.05h x 4.92w x 0.43d","brand":"Hugues De Montalembert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39398150045877,"sku":"9781416593676","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7fb83bc2-1bbf-4ce0-9970-0f867d6e4d11.jpg?v=1615299509","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/invisible-9781416593676","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}