- Biography, Deaf, Means of communication, Mexicans
"For more than a quarter of a century, Ildefonso, a Mexican Indian, lived in total isolation, set apart from the rest of the world. He wasn't a political prisoner or a social recluse, he was simply born deaf and had never been taught even the most basic language.
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Earnest, grave, intimate and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Susan Schaller
- First published
- 1991
- Pages
- 212
- Publisher
- Ebury, University of California Press, Summit Books
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780671703103
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