As the surviving voices of the WWI veterans dwindle and become forever silent, Frances Itani seeks to recreate the words and thoughts of these participants of war. She measures them against the deaf, who must also carry on in their own soundless world. Itani’s beautiful novel, Deafening, highlights the soundless world of the deaf against the constant noise of battle. The veterans of WWI and the deaf have more in common than you might think. This story illustrates how both a deaf person and a soldier struggle to make sense of their environment, and how both struggle to survive the world around them.

Bookclub-in-a-Box investigates Itani’s passion about language and war and takes you deeper into the novel:

• Uncover the many levels of meaning behind the simple and single word, ‘deafening.’
• Become acquainted with the deaf community – its culture, issues, concerns and dreams.
• Be surprised by the many parallels between two groups that would not normally be discussed together – the soldiers and the deaf.
• Experience the sounds of WWI, a war which has only recently come out from under the shadow cast by WWII in the news, in literature, and in film.

The Bookclub-in-a-Box discussion guide takes you into Itani’s honest and poetic story of overcoming obstacles and surviving differences. Her novel is a tribute to the power of language in all its forms. With both the guide and the novel, the reader can recreate one world (WWI) that is almost beyond our present memories, and can enter a world (of the deaf) that is around us everywhere.

Every Bookclub-in-a-Box discussion guide includes complete coverage of the themes and symbols, writing style and interesting background information on the novel and the author, as well as a complementary RAG (Read-Along-Guide), a quick reference pamphlet offering interesting facts and questions to consider while reading the novel.

Detailed Product specifications:

Weight of the product is 1.0000 kilogram

Dimensions of the product are 18x12x2 inches

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