{"product_id":"the-language-of-home-stories-9781954622678","title":"The Language of Home: Stories","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhat is the language of home?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This short story collection offers readers many possible answers that reveal the Deaf experience in all its complexities. Written over nearly forty years by celebrated Deaf author Raymond Luczak, this collection of thirty stories paints a vivid panorama of Deaf lives. From a young DeafBlind boy feeling lost within his hearing family to a hearing son of Deaf parents caught between their infighting and a hearing mother realizing in the split second of her own death the full impact of the missteps she has taken while raising her Deaf son, Luczak crafts narratives that resonate with authenticity. Other stories feature an ASL interpreter feeling conflicted about a Deaf neighbor and a Deaf woman who becomes blacklisted as a backstabber. These characters often navigate the murky waters of the hearing world, sometimes with a touch of ASL gloss. \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Home\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting literary contribution that offers rare, nuanced representations of Deaf characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Luczak\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and editor of thirty-five books, including \u003ci\u003eA Quiet Foghorn: More Notes from a Deaf Gay Life\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eMen with Their Hands\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also edited anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eI'll Tell You Later: Deaf Survivors of Dinner Table Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYooper Poetry: On Experiencing Michigan's Upper Peninsula\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gallaudet University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276831555858,"sku":"9781954622678","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dae87035-f1bb-4c80-86c8-cbddddbcc63d.jpg?v=1747141563","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-language-of-home-stories-9781954622678","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}