by Christy Brown · Minerva · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780749391775
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«My Left Foot» is the autobiography of Christy Brown, published by Minerva in paperback (192 pages, in English).
Christy Brown was born with cerebral palsy and, against all odds, became a writer and painter. In these memoirs he recounts his childhood in Dublin, his struggle to communicate, and the discovery that his left foot allowed him to write and paint, until publishing the novel Down All the Days.
Christy Brown (1932-1981), born in Dublin into a family of 23 children, originally published My Left Foot in 1954.
For readers of biographies and memoirs, especially those seeking real stories of overcoming adversity and interested in Irish literature.
Christy Brown was an Irish writer and painter. He had cerebral palsy, and this 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). It was later made into a 1989 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Brown.
