My Left Foot

Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature. This is Christy Brown's own story. He recounts his childhood struggle to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toe of his left foot. In this manner he wrote his bestseller "Down all the Days".

Author Biography

Christy Brown was born in 1932. He was one of 23 children born to a Dublin bricklayer. A victim of cerebral palsy, he could not control his speech or his movement, apart from his left foot. This enabled him to paint and type this autobiography. He later wrote an autobiographical novel, IDown all the Days/I, which was very successful. His novels include IA Promising Career/I, IA Shadow on Summer/I and IWild Grow the Lillies/I, and he also published his poetry in ICollected Poems/I. Christy Brown died in 1981.