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Description for Islay
Paperback. 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. This book charts Sulla's quest across the nation to rally support and recruit citizens, and his subsequent efforts to become elected state's governor. Series: Gallaudet Classics in Deaf Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Gallaudet Classics in Deaf Studies
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781563685637
SKU
V9781563685637
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Douglas Bullard
Douglas Bullard (1937-2005), a graduate of Gallaudet University, was an Alaskan geologist, ASL storyteller, and former president of the Florida Association of the Deaf.
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