El grito de la gaviota

Synopsis of El grito de la gaviota

«El grito de la gaviota» is the autobiographical testimony of Emmanuelle Laborit, published by Seix Barral in paperback (200 pages, in Spanish).

Deaf from birth, Emmanuelle Laborit discovered sign language at age seven. The work narrates her struggle to survive in a «different» world and for the recognition of the rights of deaf people in France, where that language was banned until it was incorporated into education in 1991, and culminates in her success as a stage actress.

Published in French as «Le cri de la mouette» (1994). Emmanuelle Laborit, born in 1973, was the first deaf actress to receive the Molière Award for theatrical revelation in France, obtained in 1993.

For those who want to approach the experience of deaf people and the struggle for the recognition of minorities, with a biographical and human focus.