Words Fail Us
In Defence of Disfluency
$25.11
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2022
Summary
‘TIMELY’ - David Mitchell ‘OPEN-MINDED, THOUGHTFUL AND WISE… A LIBERATING BOOK’ - Colm Toibin
In an age of polished TED talks and overconfident political oratory, success seems to depend upon charismatic public speaking. But what if hyper-fluency is not only unachievable but undesirable?
Jonty Claypole spent fifteen years of his life in and out of extreme speech therapy. From sessions with child psychologists to lengthy stuttering boot camps a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788161725 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1788161726 |
| Author: | Jonty Claypole |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Wellcome Collection |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 128mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘A moving study of stuttering…remarkable’ - Helen Davies
‘Words Fail Us is a deep dive into disfluency, exploring its history, its science, its politics and its profile in a fluency-obsessed world. Jonty Claypole’s book is timely, thoughtful, rich in fact and personal anecdote, and looks to a more enlightened, speech-diverse future.’ - David Mitchell
‘Comprehensive, open-minded, thoughtful and wise … a liberating book.’ - Colm Toibin
‘Words Fail Us is one of those rare books - a piece of writing and thinking I hadn’t realised I’d been waiting for until I read it. In this thoughtful and moving exploration of disfluency Jonty Claypole has written both a wonderfully engaging study on the history, causes and societal perceptions of speech disorders and an acutely argued call to arms, not just for the wider acceptance of communication diversity but also for an embracing of the creativity and originality of thought it can inspire.’ - Owen Sheers
‘Humane, thought-provoking, and rich in experiential detail.’ - Guardian
Jonty Claypole
Jonty Claypole is an arts leader, producer, and writer. He received an MBE for his role supporting British culture through the pandemic.
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