In this sign
Greenberg, Joanne2024
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Two young deaf people, Abel and Janice, leave their punitive school and begin their life as a married couple 'Outside' - in the unwelcoming world of the hearing. A misunderstanding about the payment plan on a car kickstarts years of debt, hard labour and ostracization; but they find solace and expression in the richness of Sign, in their hard-won independence and in the birth of their daughter Margaret. First published in 1970, only a decade after ASL's formal recognition as a language, 'In This Sign' is a rare, compassionate portrait of the deaf community and a moving family saga that spans the twentieth century. With an introduction by Sara Novic and a new afterword by the author.
Main title:
In this sign / Joanne Greenberg.
Author:
Greenberg, Joanne, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2024.
Collation:
304 pages ; 20 cm.
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ISBN:
9780241679098 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
813.54
Language:
English
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BRN:
2488278
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