{"product_id":"the-quiet-ear-an-investigation-of-missing-sound-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"The Quiet Ear: An Investigation of Missing Sound: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Antrobus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking exploration of deafness by a young award-winning poet--a memoir, a cultural history, and a call to action \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Expansive, generous, and massively tender.\"--Hanif Abdurraqib, author of \u003ci\u003eThere's Always This Year\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautifully complicates and expands our understanding of what deafness is . . . a book that changed how I will move through the world.\"--Clint Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Word Is Passed\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A litany to beauty beyond what is spoken. This book is an essential education.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eSafiya Sinclair, author of\u003ci\u003e How to Say Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A spellbinding account of [Antrobus's] youth as a deaf, mixed-race child in East London . . . an unforgettable account of finding one's voice. It's masterful.\"\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly'\u003c\/i\u003es Top 10 New Memoirs and Biographies of the Fall - One of \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e's Most Anticipated Books\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI live with the aid of deafness. Like poetry, it has given me an art, a history, a culture and a tradition to live through. This book charts that art in the hopes of offering a map, a mirror, a small part of a larger story.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaymond Antrobus was first diagnosed as deaf at the age of six. He discovered he had missing sounds--bird calls, whistles, kettles, alarms. Teachers thought he was slow and disruptive, some didn't believe he was deaf at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Ear\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Antrobus's upbringing at the intersection of race and disability. Growing up in East London to an English mother and Jamaican father, educated in both mainstream and deaf schooling systems, Antrobus explores the shame of miscommunication, the joy of finding community, and shines a light on deaf education. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout, Antrobus sets his story alongside those of other D\/deaf cultural figures--from painters to silent film stars, poets to performers--the inspiring models of D\/deaf creativity he did not have growing up. A singular, remarkable work, \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Ear\u003c\/i\u003e is a much-needed examination of deafness in the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Antrobus \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of three collections of poetry, most recently \u003ci\u003eSigns\/Music, \u003c\/i\u003e of which the title poem was published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker. \u003c\/i\u003eHis work has won numerous prizes in the UK, where his poems are frequently taught in schools. He is also the author of two children's books, including \u003ci\u003eCan Bears Ski?, \u003c\/i\u003e which became the first story broadcast on the BBC entirely in British Sign Language. Antrobus was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and appointed an MBE. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987426771245,"sku":"9780593732106","price":28.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/7CpYQvdgr49780593732106.webp?v=1776178637","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-quiet-ear-an-investigation-of-missing-sound-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}