Josh Swiller
In conversation with Louise Steinman, curator, ALOUD at Central Library
Seeking a place where his deafness would be irrelevant, Josh Swiller volunteered for the Peace Corps and spent two years in a remote and impoverished village in Zambia. His hilarious and harrowing memoir recounts what he found there.
Josh Swiller has had a wide variety of careers, including forest ranger, raw-food chef, and journalist. In August 2005, he had successful surgery for a cochlear implant and partially recovered his hearing. He often speaks on issues facing mainstream deaf individuals.
Louise Steinman is a writer and literary curator. Her memoir, The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War, was recently published in a new paperback edition by North Atlantic Press/Random House.
Unless otherwise indicated, ALOUD programs take place at the Los Angeles Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071.
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