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Islay - A Novel (Paperback, New edition)
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Islay - A Novel (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Gallaudet Classics in Deaf Studies
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This new edition of Deaf writer Douglas Bullard's classic utopian
novel Islay, first published in 1986, promises to entertain
contemporary audiences with its bold vision of the Deaf American
Dream. Islay tells the story of Lyson Sulla, a Deaf man entirely
despondent of the feeling that "the hearing think deaf means dumb,"
who sets out to establish a sovereign Deaf state on an island
called Islay. The novel charts Sulla's quest across the nation to
rally support and recruit citizens, and his subsequent efforts to
become elected the new state's governor. Along the way, he
encounters a cast of colorful Deaf and hearing characters, among
them a rival who also has his sights set on the island, a minister,
a bowling alley owner, even a family of peddlers. Bullard paints
his characters, protagonists and antagonists alike, with humorous
but ever-honest strokes, showing the true nature of their
ambitions. This unapologetic frankness, set in a unique blend of
classic satire and direct, down-to-earth expression of ASL
ingeniously rendered on the page, is sure to challenge and amuse
all lovers of thought-provoking utopian fiction.
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Imprint: |
Gallaudet University Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Gallaudet Classics in Deaf Studies |
Release date: |
September 2013 |
First published: |
September 2013 |
Authors: |
Douglas Bullard
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Foreword by: |
John Lee Clark
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
336 |
Edition: |
New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-56368-563-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-56368-563-9 |
Barcode: |
9781563685637 |
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