New - Brilliant Idiot: An Autobigraphy of a Dyslexic
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This engaging life story chronicles one man’s battle to earn both respect and an education, only to discover in mid-life that his severe mental “fog” was a serious learning disability. Dr. Abraham Schmitt was born and grew up in a nearly illiterate peasant Mennonite village in Saskatchewan. Even in this community which disparaged education, Schmitt lived with the scourge of being the village idiot. Given the opportunity, he left and followed a relentless internal urge to correct the mental contradictions he felt so painfully. The larger world was no kinder; his sense of failure grew only more keen and desperate. Until he learned about dyslexia. One man’s on-going trial of living with a severe learning disability will bring greater sensitivity and hope to all who travel with Schmitt on this astonishing journey. 179 pp. Paper. |
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New - Brilliant Idiot: An Autobigraphy of a Dyslexic
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