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White on Black
Ruben Gallego Translated from the Russian by Marian Schwartz
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9780151012275 Hardcover
015101227X
$22.00
176pages
Available
Trim Size:
5-5/16 x 8
Copyright Year:
2006
Territory:
US, C, O
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Synopsis |
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This is an extraordinary personal testament, the story of one boy's triumph in the face of impossible obstacles. Born with cerebral palsy in Moscow, Ruben Gallego was hidden away in Soviet state institutions by his maternal grandfather, the secretary general of the Spanish Communist Party in the 1960s. His was a boyhood spent in orphanages, hospitals, and old-age homes, a life of emotional deprivation and loss of human dignity. And yet, there is no self-pity here, no bitterness, only an unfailing regard for the truth. Gallego's story is one of neglect and mistreatment but also of shared small pleasures, of courage, of the power of the human will, and of a child's growing fascination with books and the worlds he finds in them. Winner of the 2003 Russian Booker Prize, White on Black is "one of those rare books one can call revolutionary" (Corriere della Sera, Italy).
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"Mr. Gallego's little book is deeply moving, his triumph a joy to read about."
Steve Goode,Washington Times,1/8/2006
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Biography |
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RUBEN GALLEGO was separated from his family at the age of one. He lived in Russia and worked as a computer specialist until 2000, when he was reunited with his mother. Gallego now lives in Freiburg, Germany.
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General Subjects |
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Biography & Autobiography- Personal Memoirs
Family & Relationships- General
Social Science- Handicapped
History- Europe/Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Health & Fitness- Diseases/Musculoskeletal
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Academic Disciplines & Course Studies |
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English Language & Literature- World Literature
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Foreign Languages & Literature- Russian/Slavic Languages & Literature
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Social Sciences- History-World
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Social Sciences- Psychology-Miscellaneous
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Social Sciences- Sociology-Organizations, Institutions, & Structures
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Rights Details |
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| Rights Sold: |
UK to John Murray Publishers for a sizeable advance
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First Serial/Second Serial/Reprint/Audio: Harcourt
Performance/Translation: Author
UK: John Murray
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Rights Information |
Harcourt Books
An imprint ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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