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The Deaf-Mute Boy
Joseph Geraci
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Description for The Deaf-Mute Boy
Paperback. Maurice Burke, an archaeologist, is invited to speak at a conference in the bustling port town of Sousse, Tunisia. At first disillusioned by its rampant tourism and squalid commercialism, Maurice becomes intrigued by his surroundings after meeting a deaf-mute boy. This is the tale of a gay American professor immersed in a North African society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
The Deaf-Mute Boy - equal parts travel story, love story, and a resonant confrontation with the Muslim world - is the tale of a gay American professor immersed in a North African society. Maurice Burke, an archaeologist, is invited to speak at a conference in the bustling port town of Sousse, Tunisia. At first disillusioned by its rampant tourism and squalid commercialism, Maurice becomes intrigued by his surroundings after meeting a local deaf-mute boy. While exploring a vibrant souk, Maurice encounters a religious leader who guides him on a fateful introduction to the boy's family. As Maurice's involvement with the ... Read more
The Deaf-Mute Boy - equal parts travel story, love story, and a resonant confrontation with the Muslim world - is the tale of a gay American professor immersed in a North African society. Maurice Burke, an archaeologist, is invited to speak at a conference in the bustling port town of Sousse, Tunisia. At first disillusioned by its rampant tourism and squalid commercialism, Maurice becomes intrigued by his surroundings after meeting a local deaf-mute boy. While exploring a vibrant souk, Maurice encounters a religious leader who guides him on a fateful introduction to the boy's family. As Maurice's involvement with the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299218942
SKU
V9780299218942
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About Joseph Geraci
Joseph Geraci is the author of the novels Loving Sander and Marrying Tom, and editor of the anthology Dares to Speak. He was a member of the editorial collective of The Catholic Worker and is director of the Paidika Foundation in Amsterdam. For many years he has been a dealer in rare photographs.
Reviews for The Deaf-Mute Boy
I was powerfully moved and haunted by The Deaf-Mute Boy. Joseph Geraci's deft and emotionally nuanced seduction of the reader - even as our protagonist is enchanted by Tunisia - struck me as truly remarkable. - Tim Miller, author of 1001 Beds ""Once Tunisia was the land of Gide and de Montherlant - eroticized, romantic, 'oriental' - but that was ... Read more