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Invisible : A Memoir by Hugues de Montalembert (2010, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAtria Books

ISBN-101416593667

ISBN-139781416593669

eBay Product ID (ePID)72059102

Product Key Features

Book TitleInvisible : a Memoir

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

TopicPersonal Growth / General, People with Disabilities, Personal Memoirs, General, Violence in Society, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Artists, Architects, Photographers, Ophthalmology

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts, Social Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Medical

AuthorHugues De Montalembert

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9 Oz

Item Length7.1 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-041715

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"When Hugues de Montalembert was blinded in a sudden, terrible act of violence, he set out to see the world. In luminous and sensual language, he recounts his journeys through Indonesia, the Himalayas, and Greenland. But he also charts a journey into the deepest places of the heart, where fear and courage, love and rage create spectacular vistas most of us will never see. As much poem as memoir, Invisible is like a streak of lightning against an ink-black sky."-- Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author ofMarchand winner of the Pulitzer Prize, "When Hugues de Montalembert was blinded in a sudden, terrible act of violence, he set out to see the world. In luminous and sensual language, he recounts his journeys through Indonesia, the Himalayas, and Greenland. But he also charts a journey into the deepest places of the heart, where fear and courage, love and rage create spectacular vistas most of us will never see. As much poem as memoir, Invisible is like a streak of lightning against an ink-black sky." -- Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author of March and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, "When Hugues de Montalembert was blinded in a sudden, terrible act of violence, he set out to see the world. In luminous and sensual language, he recounts his journeys through Indonesia, the Himalayas, and Greenland. But he also charts a journey into the deepest places of the heart, where fear and courage, love and rage create spectacular vistas most of us will never see. As much poem as memoir, Invisible is like a streak of lightning against an ink-black sky."-- Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author of March and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, "Hugues de Montalembert writes beautifully. With a rare and enviable discipline and a becoming modesty, he has distilled what is essential from a life lived through and then beyond (far, far beyond!) misfortune."-- Kate Braestrup, bestselling author of Here If You Need Me, "Hugues de Montalembert writes beautifully. With a rare and enviable discipline and a becoming modesty, he has distilled what is essential from a life lived through and then beyond (far, far beyond!) misfortune." -- Kate Braestrup, bestselling author of Here If You Need Me, "An artist whose lack of sight hasn't diminished his lust for life. . . . de Montalembert displays admirable candor and biting wit." -Kirkus Reviews, "Hugues de Montalembert writes beautifully. With a rare and enviable discipline and a becoming modesty, he has distilled what is essential from a life lived through and then beyond (far, far beyond!) misfortune." -Kate Braestrup, national bestselling author of Here If You Need Me, "Hugues de Montalembert writes beautifully. With a rare and enviable discipline and a becoming modesty, he has distilled what is essential from a life lived through and then beyond (far, far beyond!) misfortune."-- Kate Braestrup, bestselling author ofHere If You Need Me, " Invisible puts questions of life and suffering into sharp focus, without sanctimony or sentimentality." - Newsweek

Dewey Decimal362.88092 B

SynopsisA spare, poetic memoir of an artist who was blinded in a sudden act of violence, leading to a profound meditation on what it means to see and be seen., The impressionistic memoir of an artist who was blinded in a sudden act of violence, leading to a profound meditation on what it means to see and be seen "You live in a city like New York. You read the papers. You look at the television. But you never think it will happen to you. It happened to me one evening." One summer night in 1978, Hugues de Montalembert returned home to his New York City apartment to find two men robbing him. In a violent struggle, one of the assailants threw paint thinner in Hugues' face. Within a few hours, he was completely blind. Eloquent and provocative, Invisible moves beyond the horrific events of that night to what happened to Hugues after he lost his sight: his rehabilitation, his solo travels around the world, and the remarkable way he learned to "see" even without the use of his eyes. Without a trace of self-pity, Hugues describes his transition from an up-and-coming painter to a blind man who had to learn to walk with a cane. His status changed in the eyes of other people as their reactions ranged from avoidance to making him their confidant. Hugues traveled to faraway places and learned to trust strangers and find himself at home in any situation. Part philosophy, part autobiography, part inspiration, Invisible will change the way readers understand reality and their place in the world.

LC Classification NumberHV6250.3.U53N484