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My Modest Blindness

By Russell Brakefield

My Modest Blindness

By Russell Brakefield

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In his late twenties, poet Russell Brakefield is diagnosed with keratoconus, a degenerative eye condition that causes blurred vision, light sensitivity, and progressive loss of sight. In the years after, his condition worsens. In My Modest Blindness, he traverses this blurry landscape, drawing connections to art, literature, natural history, and pop culture. Part celebration and part lament, this book uses a sustained conversation with Jorge Luis Borges's famous lecture "On Blindness," as well as a "catalogue of delights of the visual world in the moments just before it leaves," to examine what it means to be a writer and a person slowly losing his ability to see.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
106
Release Date:
2023-10-17
Publication Date:
2023-10-17
Publisher:
Autofocus Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1957392266
ISBN13:
9781957392264
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
164 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
7 cm
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