Burro Genius by Victor Villasenor
Brand: HarperCollins
Product Description
Standing at the podium Victor Villaseor looked at the group of educators amassed before him and his mind flooded with childhood memories of humiliation and abuse at the hands of his teachers. He became enraged. With a pounding heart he began to speak of these incidents. When he was through to his great disbelief he received a standing ovation. Many in the audience could not contain their own tears. So begins the passionate touching memoir of Victor Villaseor. Highly gifted and imaginative as a child Villaseor coped with an untreated learning disability he was finally diagnosed at the age of fortyfour with extreme dyslexia and the frustration of growing up Latino in an Englishonly American school in the 1940s. Despite teachers who beat him because he could not speak English Villaseor clung to his dream of one day becoming a writer. He is now considered one of the premier writers of our time. show more
Condition : New
Author : Victor Villasenor
Weight : 438
Publisher : HarperCollins
Language : English
EAN : 9780060526139
ISBN10 : 0060526130
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20071127
Place of Publication : New York NY United States
Pagination : 352 Pages
Dimensions : 132 X 205 X 33