My Left Foot is the 1954 autobiography of Christy Brown, who was born on June 5, 1932 in Dublin, Ireland to a bricklayer and a housewife. As one of 13 surviving children, Brown went on to be an author, painter and poet.
My Left Foot documents the story of his life, a life afflicted by cerebral palsy. The book has been described in this way: “What sounds like Charles Dickens in the beginning changes into the moving story of his life, written in an easy but meaningful language and typed with the toe of his left foot.”
When I first read the book, I was amazed by how inner language could voice itself without needing any words or sound. Therefore, I strongly recommend this book to any one so as to understand one another. Christy Brown is not just about a crippled boy, but about a strong desire to feel comfort of being understood by the others.
I wish you a nice reading in advance!
(for further inquiry about the book, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Left_Foot_(book) )
Ramazan Dicle 