A Man Without Words baking The Writer as Migrant sets

The Writer as Migrant sets Ha Jin's own work and life alongside those of other literary exiles

This seasonal lift-the-flap adventure features sturdy

the heroically cynical film producer who first brought them together

investigating and judging what he has seen

A festive Christmas story filled with detailed illustrations

A Man Without Words baking The Writer as Migrant setsFor more than a quarter of a century, Ildefonso, a Mexican Indian, lived in total isolation, set apart from the rest of the world. He wasn't a political prisoner or a social recluse, he was simply born deaf and had never been taught even the most basic language. Susan Schaller, then a twenty four year old graduate student, encountered him in a class for the deaf where she had been sent as an interpreter and where he sat isolated, since he knew no sign