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The warm, humorous and true story of christy Brown's supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps. Genres Nonfiction Biography Memoir Disability Autobiography Ireland Irish Literature. ...more. 184 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1954. Book details & editions.
My Left Foot is the 1954 autobiography of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy on 5 June 1932 in Dublin, Ireland. As one of 13 surviving children, Brown went on to be an author, painter and poet.
My Left Foot, memoir written by Irish author Christy Brown (June 5, 1932–September 7, 1981), published in 1954. Begun when he was 18 and published when Brown was 22 years old, My Left Foot is the story of an extraordinary person.
Jul 31, 2014 · Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature. This is Christy Brown's own story.
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Jul 27, 2020 · My left foot. Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. Here he recounts his childhood struggles to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toes of his left foot.
Jan 1, 1990 · My Left Foot. Paperback – January 1, 1990. The warm, humorous and true story of christy Brown's supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
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Christy Brown (5 June 1932 – 7 September 1981) was an Irish writer and painter whose cerebral palsy allowed him to write or type only with the toes of one foot. His most recognized work is his autobiography, titled My Left Foot (1954).
Jan 1, 1991 · Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature. This is Christy Brown's own story.
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Christy Brown was born with cerebral palsy, but inside the baby lay the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who one day would take his place among the giants of Irish literature This is his story how he fought to learn to read, write, paint and finally type with the toe of his left foot That was how he wrote his bestseller ...
My Left Foot. Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take...
