The Backwards Hand: A Memoir

by Matt Lee

Fear. Disgust. Pity. The cripple evokes our basest human emotions--as does the monster.

Told in lyric fragments, The Backwards Hand traces Matt Lee's experience living in the United States for more than thirty years with a rare congenital defect. Weaving in historical research and pop culture references, Lee dissects how the disabled body has been conflated with impurity, worthlessness, and evil. His voice swirls amid those of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810147157
• ISBN13: 9780810147157
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Curbstone Press
• Length: 248 Pages