anamericanclassicrediscoveredbyeachgeneration,thestoryofmylifeishelenkeller’saccountofhertriumphoverdeafnessandblindness.popularizedbythestageplayandmoviethemiracleworker,keller’sstoryhasbecomeasymbolofhopeforpeopleallovertheworld.thisbookpublishedwhenkellerwasonlytwenty-twoportraysthewildchildwhoislockedinthedarkandsilentprisonofherownbody.withanextraordinaryimmediacy,kellerrevealsherfrustrationsandrage,andtakesthereaderontheunforgettablejourneyofhereducationandbreakthroughsintotheworldofcommunication.fromthemomentkellerrecognizesthewordwaterwhenherteacherfinger-spellstheletters,wesharehertriumphasthatlivingwordawakenedmysoul,gaveitlight,hope,joy,setitfree!anunparalleledchronicleofcourage,thestoryofmyliferemainsstartlinglyfreshandvitalmorethanacenturyafteritsfirstpublication,atimelesstestamenttoanindomitablewill.