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The Unheard, A Memoir of Deafness and Africa

The Unheard, A Memoir of Deafness and Africa

by Josh Swiller

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Searching for "a land beyond deafness," hearing-impaired Peace Corps volunteer Swiller spent two years in a remote Zambian village, digging wells and working at a health clinic. In this memoir, he goes beneath the surface to describe village life with wit, generosity and sometimes brutal honesty.  (ZMB10, $14.00)


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