Joe - The Only Boy in the World (Paperback, Main)

An exceptionally haunting memoir that also shows us what it is to be really human. In a hardware store, Joe sits on a display toilet amidst the throng of customers and wees, smiling serenely. He thumps crying babies. He is amazed when the car he runs in front of actually hits him. Joe is ten and mentally disabled. He's funny, fascinating and maddening, and this memoir tells his moving story, but also argues that until we know Joe's life, we can't understand our own. Through philosophy, psychology and medical research, the author explains how we are mind-readers, how we make sense of other people and how we understand guilt and innocence, and shows that Joe sets our humanity in sharp relief. But in that case, is Joe part of it? The author who asks that outrageous question is Joe's father.

General

Imprint:	Profile Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2007
Authors:	Michael Blastland
Dimensions:	197 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-1-86197-944-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-86197-944-4
Barcode:	9781861979445

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