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My Left Foot: Christy Brown

My Left Foot: Christy Brown

by Christy Brown (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 1990

    $3.27

  • Used

    Paperback 1989

    $3.27

  • Used

    Hardcover 1998

    $5.48
Synopsis

Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature. This is Christy Brown's own story. He recounts his childhood struggle to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toe of his left foot. In this manner he wrote his bestseller "Down all the Days".

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 192
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06 Dec 1990
ISBN 10: 0749391774
ISBN 13: 9780749391775
Book Overview: My Left Foot is Christy Brown's inspirational story of his early life, his battle against the restraints of cerebral palsy and his struggle to learn to read, write, and paint, all with the aid of his left foot.

Media Reviews
Riveting, funny and inspiring * Irish Times *
A story of courage that is wise and in no way morbid * Sunday Times *
Author Bio
Christy Brown was born in 1932. He was one of 23 children born to a Dublin bricklayer. A victim of cerebral palsy, he could not control his speech or his movement, apart from his left foot. This enabled him to paint and type this autobiography. He later wrote an autobiographical novel, Down all the Days, which was very successful. His novels include A Promising Career, A Shadow on Summer and Wild Grow the Lillies, and he also published his poetry in Collected Poems. Christy Brown died in 1981.