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A heartfelt and inspiring memoir and celebration of Deaf culture by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time reality show winner, and cultural icon of the international Deaf community
Before becoming the actor, producer, advocate, and model that people know today, Nyle DiMarco was half of a pair of Deaf twins born to a multi-generational Deaf family in Queens, New York. At the hospital one day after he was born, Nyle āfailedā his first testāa hearing testāto the joy and excitement of his parents.
In this engrossing memoir, Nyle shares stories, both heartbreaking and humorous, of what it means to navigate a world built for hearing people. From growing up in a rough-and-tumble childhood in Queens with his big and loving Italian-American family to where he is now, Nyle has always been driven to explore beyond the boundaries given him. A college math major and athlete at Gallaudetāthe famed university for the Deaf in Washington, DCāNyle was drawn as a young man to acting, and dove headfirst into the reality show competitionsĀ Americaās Next Top ModelĀ andĀ Dancing with the Starsāultimately winning both competitions.
Deaf UtopiaĀ is more than a memoir, it is a cultural anthemāa proud and defiant song of Deaf culture and a love letter to American Sign Language, Nyleās primary language. Through his stories and those of his Deaf brothers, parents, and grandparents, Nyle opens many windows into the Deaf experience.
Deaf UtopiaĀ is intimate, suspenseful, hilarious, eye-opening, and smartāboth a memoir and a celebration of what makes Deaf culture unique and beautiful.
This book title, Deaf Utopia (A Memoir-and a Love Letter to a Way of Life) - 9780063062368, ISBN: 9780063062368, by Nyle DiMarco, Robert Siebert, published by HarperCollins (April 4, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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