The Cry of the Gull [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Emmanuelle Laborit (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 1998

Now available in paperback; ISBN 1-56368-086-6

Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press; illustrated edition edition (October 20, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563680726
• ISBN-13: 978-1563680724
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,123,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to laugh, cry, and educate yourself..., August 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cry of the Gull (Hardcover)

This book caught my eye, because I really only read non-fiction. My interest in human development has been encouraged by my rather stilted childhood. This book is written with such candidness, that you are literally enveloped. I have laughed out loud, shed some tears, and loved every moment.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars accurate portrayal of one who is "not hearing", January 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cry of the Gull (Paperback)

Author recounts troubles of a person born deaf in france,compounded by the fact that sign language was outlawed there as "too sensual" until 1979. It's also a beautifully written book which captures the softness and gentle love of words often found in many english-as-a-second-language authors {except,for her,english is a third language!}.

I lost all my hearing suddenly in 1999. The whole world runs like a silent movie. I am excluded and don't understand what is going on around me anymore. This book offers insight,direction,hope. Maybe it will make people more sensitive to the cruel isolation of deafness.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh & Cry, Well expressed book!, May 14, 2001

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S. Berges (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cry of the Gull (Paperback)

Emmanuelle Laborit writes her autobiography with such expressive detail. Some parts were hard to believe what the deaf have to go through to let themselves be heard for others. I recommend this book for any parent of a deaf child. What choices they have to make in the education of their child. There are so many different choices. Emmanuelle expains how her education was, she did nearly everything. When she started to learn sign language the world became more understanding to her.