What's That Pig Outdoors?: A Memoir of Deafness

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Author's Note

what’s that pig outdoors ? Kisor_Pig text.indd 1 5/4/10 1:42:43 PM Kisor_Pig text.indd 2 5/4/10 1:42:43 PM what’s that pig outdoors ? a memoir of deafness H E N R Y K I S O R F O R E W O R D B Y WA L K E R P E R C Y university of illinois press Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield Kisor_Pig text.indd 3 5/4/10 1:42:44 PM First Illinois paperback, 2010© 1990, 2010 by Henry Kisor Foreword © 1990 by Walker Percy Published by arrangement with the author. All rights reserved. First published in the United States of America by Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990 Portions of Chapter 9 originally appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. In the interest of privacy, the names of a few principals and places have been changed. Manufactured in the United States of America p 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kisor, Henry. What’s that pig outdoors? : a memoir of deafness / by Henry Kisor ; foreword by Walker Percy. — 1st Illinois paperback p. cm. Originally published: New York : Hill and Wang, 1990. ISBN 978-0-252-07739-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Kisor, Henry. 2. Deaf—United States—Biography. I. Title. HV2534.K57A3 2010 362.4'2092—dc22 2009051739 [B] Kisor_Pig text.indd 4 5/4/10 1:42:44 PM For Debby who wouldn’t rest till the book was done and for my parents whose faith never flagged Kisor_Pig text.indd 5 5/4/10 1:42:44 PM Kisor_Pig text.indd 6 5/4/10 1:42:44 PM Author’s Note to the Second Edition Except for a few corrected minor errors of memory, the narrative of this edition, first published in 1990, is as it appeared as a slightly updated paperback reprint in 1991. The Epilogue contains all new material, bringing the events of my life up to date as of the winter of 2009 and outlining changes in viewpoint and attitude that have occurred over the years. Kisor_Pig text.indd 7 5/4/10 1:42:44 PM Kisor_Pig text.indd 8 5/4/10 1:42:44 PM ...