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Since she was little, Louise has been not quite hearing and not quite deaf―her life with this invisible disability has been one of in-betweenness.
After an audiology test shows that almost all her hearing is gone, her doctor suggests getting a cochlear implant. The operation will be irreversible, making the decision all the more fraught. The technology would give Louise a new sense of hearing―but it would be at the expense of her natural hearing, which, for all its weakness, has shaped her unique relationship with the world, full of whispers and shadows.
"At its best, fiction remakes the world, turning what we think we know totally upside down. That's the case in Rosenfeld's imaginative debut novel... . An utterly original take on self-perception and perception." ―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"An immersive and surreal tale of a 20-something woman grappling with hearing loss... . Rosenfeld artfully depicts Louise's singular reality." ―Publishers Weekly
"A curious, thought-provoking, intensely mind-bending exploration of the loss of a sense and the potential richness as well as struggle of life with an invisible disability. Imaginative and spellbinding, Jellyfish Have No Ears is unforgettable." ―Shelf Awareness
"Synaesthetic and metaphorically acute. [Louise] forges her own way, flirting with erasure and transformation, before arriving at a decision that is hers alone to make. Jellyfish Have No Ears is a profound novel." ― Foreword Reviews
Adèle Rosenfeld, born in Paris in 1986, Adèle Rosenfeld has worked in publishing for the last ten years. Alongside her work, she has developed a number of writing projects. Her first novel, Jellyfish Have No Ears, was shortlisted for the prestigious Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman 2022.
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