The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa
 

The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa

by Josh Swiller

A young man’s quest to reconcile his deafness in an unforgiving world leads to a remarkable sojourn in a remote African village that pulsates with beauty and violence


These are hearing aids. They take the sounds of the world and amplify them.” Josh Swiller recited this speech to himself on the day he arrived in Mununga, a dusty village on the shores of Lake... (read more)

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Highly recommended. Some parts made me laugh out loud. Beautiful descriptions. I feel like I know these people in the book. Favorite of mine.
A deaf American Peace Corps volunteer goes to Africa. His adventures and troubles are wonderfully described.

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