{"product_id":"the-country-of-the-blind-a-memoir-at-the-end-of-sight-9781984881441","title":"The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the best books of the year by: \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eTHE ATLANTIC\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e- NPR \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e- LITHUB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"After reading Andrew Leland's memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Country of the Blind\u003c\/i\u003e, you will look at the English language differently . . . Leland rigorously explores the disability's most troubling corners . . . A wonderful cross-disciplinary wander.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe meet Andrew Leland as he's suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he's 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 when--he will likely have no vision left. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Country of the Blind\u003c\/i\u003e represents Leland's determination not to merely survive this transition but to grow from it--to 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984881441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.75d","brand":"Andrew Leland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207326658741,"sku":"9781984881441","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c3a71c5c-fdab-462f-bcf8-2da4020bf694.jpg?v=1716908992","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-country-of-the-blind-a-memoir-at-the-end-of-sight-9781984881441","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}