Deaf-Mute Boy

$21.95

0 in stock

SKU: 9780299218942 Categories: , ,
Author: Geraci, Joseph
Publication Date: 10/01/2006
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Binding: Paperback
Media: Book
This item is on backorder and will take an additional 5-7 business days for processing.

Description

The Deaf-Mute Boy equal parts travel story, love story, and a resonant confrontation with the Muslim world is the tale of a gay American professor immersed in a North African society. Maurice Burke, an archaeologist, is invited to speak at a conference in the bustling port town of Sousse, Tunisia. At first disillusioned by its rampant tourism and squalid commercialism, Maurice becomes intrigued by his surroundings after meeting a local deaf-mute boy. While exploring a vibrant souk, Maurice encounters a religious leader who guides him on a fateful introduction to the boy s family. As Maurice s involvement with the deaf-mute boy intensifies, he finds himself drawn into a maze of Tunisian politics, culture, and religion.”