The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa Paperback Josh Swiller

from davedonelson

What an excellent memoir. I went to Zambia to research my novel, Heart of Diamonds, but saw it anew through Josh Swiller's wonderfully observant eyes. He also has a great sense of humor, not to mention a fine appreciation of the absurd, which is a must for travels in Africa.

from mwhel

Like "White Man's Grave", this is the story of a Peace Corps worker's experience with Africa. There are many parallels between the two books. Swiller's story is of unrealized expectations as his projects disintegrate into chaos and ruin. He was assigned to a rural, unruly, remote section of Zambi...

from ValerieAndBooks

I found this book very interesting. Swiller's subtitle is: "A Memoir of Deafness and Africa". I think, though, it should have been the other way around ("A Memoir of Africa and Deafness"). Yes, he is deaf, but he doesn't overly emphasize that part of himself in this book; which is fine. He relate...

from bell7

In the 1990s, Josh Swiller joined the Peace Corps and was sent to Africa to build a well. Born with significant hearing loss, Josh was mainstreamed (that is, sent to public school with hearing kids rather than to a Deaf school where he would have learned ASL). He can speak and read lips, but has ...

from TimBazzett

Josh Swiller's THE UNHEARD: A MEMOIR OF DEAFNESS AND AFRICA - wow! What a great book this is. Swiller took a handicap, a disability, or whatever you want to call it, and turned it into this mesmerizing, funny, horrifying, beautiful book. It's all about his adventures as a Peace Corps volunteer in...