The Quiet Ear
- Author Raymond Antrobus
- Narrator Raymond Antrobus
- Publisher Orion
- Publish Date 28 August 2025
- Run Time 6 hours and 21 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Disability: social aspects, Memoirs, Mixed heritage / mixed race groups or people.
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What to expect
'A big-hearted, transformative memoir' New York Times
'A quiet revolution' Irish Times
'Searing . . . often heart-rending' Guardian
Raymond Antrobus was 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.
The Quiet Ear tells his story - from childhood to fatherhood - and the stories of other D/deaf cultural figures, from painters to silent film stars, poets to performers - the inspiring models of D/deaf creativity Antrobus did not have growing up.
Told with the electrifying prose of a poet, this groundbreaking and moving memoir explores family, identity, history and language, and what it means to be in a world saturated with noise.
A TIME BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Should force readers to pause and reflect' Independent
'Wise, intimate and questing' Telegraph
'Read this book' Lemn Sissay
'An essential education' Safiya Sinclair
'Important, honest, eye-opening and beautifully written' Bernardine Evaristo
'A must read' Rose Ayling-Ellis
'A modern classic' Roger Robinson
'Changed the way I will move through the world' Clint Smith
| Author | Raymond Antrobus |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Raymond Antrobus |
| Duration | 6 hours and 21 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781399619707 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Orion |
| Genre | Disability: social aspects, Memoirs, Mixed heritage / mixed race groups or people |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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