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The compelling story of a young woman's emergence into the world after spending her first 13 years strapped to a chair, and her rescue and exploitation by scientists hoping to gain new insight into language acquisition.
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"Russ Rymer, in the process of telling the poignant story of one desperately unfortunate little girl, raises profound questions about both the origins of language and the ultimate source of what we call 'human nature.' At once a scientific detective story and an examination of professional ethics, "Genie" is disturbing, enlightening, and impossible to forget." -- Michael Dorris, author of "The Broken Cord""A child deprived of her birthright of love...and then almost rescued: out of that 'almost' comes this remarkable story of dedication impeded by personal squabbles and the research bureaucracy."-- Roger Shattuck, author of "The Forbidden Experiment""Topical books by journalists rarely afford the reading pleasures of "Genie: " high drama, intellectual and philosophical substance, and vivid, poetic reportage...brilliant."-- Richard Higgins, "Boston"
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An account of one young woman's emergence from a tragic childhood describes h after spending her early years strapped in a chair in a closed room, Genie learned to walk, chew, and speak, with the help of the scientists who adopte her.
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- PublisherHarper Perennial
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0060924659
- ISBN 13 9780060924652
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. From an article in "The New Yorker" comes the true story of a young woman rescued from a childhood of epic abuse. Incarcerated by a deranged father, Genie spent her early years strapped in a chair in a closed back room of an all-too-quiet suburban house. When discovered, she was a teenager who had to begin her new life with the rudiments - how to walk, how to chew and how to talk with the scientists who were her new caretakers and companions. She entered a world of culture, affection and great ambition, for she fell head-first into a seething scientific debate over how the human brain acquires language. Even as Genie spoke her first words, her experience gave eloquent answers to that linguistic question, and to another much older mystery - what does it mean to be human? In this book, Russ Rymer relates new details, not revealed in "The New Yorker", of the discovery, emergence and eventual disappearance of a woman who changed American science, and the lives of the scientists as well. Recounts a young woman's emergence from a tragic childhood, trapped in a room by her silent, psychotic father. Rescued, she struggles to learn her first language and join the human family and, in the process, transforms the lives and the ideas of the scientists who adopt her. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780060924652
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