Invisible : A Memoir

English

ISBN: 1416593675

EAN: 9781416593676

Category: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural/Social Science / Handicapped/Medical / Ophthalmology/Biography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, Photographers/Performing Arts / Individual Director/Social Science / Violence in Society/Biography & Autobiography / General/Self-Help / Personal Growth / General/

Publisher: Atria Books

Release Date: 09/20/2011

Synopsis: 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. One 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 Huguess face. Within a few hours, he was completely blind. Eloquent and provocative, Invisible moves beyond the horrific events of that night to what happened to Hugues after he 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. Without 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. Part philosophy, part autobiography, part inspiration, Invisible will change the way readers understand reality and their place in the world.

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Invisible : A Memoir

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Width: 4.81 inches

Length: 7.0 inches

Weight: 4.76 oz

Pages: 144