| The World I Live in Contributor(s): Keller, Helen (Author), Shattuck, Roger (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1590170679 ISBN-13: 9781590170670 Publisher: New York Review of Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: Keller's sequel to her autobiography presents a striking word-picture of her reality--an evocative, inspirational, and deeply moving account of an extraordinary woman's keenest impressions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003023813 |
| Series: New York Review Books Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5" W x 8.06" (0.49 lbs) 182 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Out of print for nearly a century, The World I Live In is Helen Keller's most personal and intellectually adventurous work--one that transforms our appreciation of her extraordinary achievements. Here this preternaturally gifted deaf and blind young woman closely describes her sensations and the workings of her imagination, while making the pro-vocative argument that the whole spectrum of the senses lies open to her through the medium of language. Standing in the line of the works of Emerson and Thoreau, The World I Live In is a profoundly suggestive exercise in self-invention, and a true, rediscovered classic of American literature. This new edition of The World I Live In also includes Helen Keller's early essay "Optimism," as well as her first published work, "My Story," written when she was twelve. |