Words for a Deaf Daughter and Gala: A Fictional Sequel

by Paul West

Book Overview

This volume brings together two of Paul West's best books: his critically acclaimed Words for a Deaf Daughter (1970), a nonfiction account of West's deaf and brain-damaged daughter Mandy at age eight, and Gala (1976), a novel about a writer named Wight Deulius who brings his handicapped teenage daughter Michaela from England to America for a visit. While Words is an account of Mandy's diagnosis and treatment, Gala is the scenario of a wish-fulfillment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564780368
• ISBN13: 9781564780362
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"