{"product_id":"the-country-of-the-blind-andrew-leland-9781984881427","title":"The Country of the Blind","description":"\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Country of the Blind is about seeing-but also about marriage and family and the moral and emotional challenge of accommodating the parts of ourselves that scare us. A warm, profound, and unforgettable meditation on how we adjust to new ways of being in the world.\" -Rachel Aviv, author of Strangers to Ourselves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNamed one of the best books of the year by- THE NEW YORKER . THE WASHINGTON POST . THE ATLANTIC . NPR . PUBLISHERS WEEKLY . LITHUB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating...The great strength of this memoir is its voracious, humble curiosity.\" - The Atlantic, The 10 Best Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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, The Country of the Blind 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Leland","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44852925956339,"sku":"9781984881427","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781984881427.jpg?v=1709665657","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-country-of-the-blind-andrew-leland-9781984881427","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}