Jerry Lewis Told Me I Was Going to Die

Matthew del Papa

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Latitude 46
06 May 2023

Memoirs; Literary essays; Disability: social aspects

Disability may be his lot, but he decided long-ago not to let it control his fate. A collection of humorous essays centered on life with a disability. These essays give a wry look at the obstacles faced while growing up in a small town in Northern Ontario.

By: Matthew del Papa
Imprint: Latitude 46
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9781988989624
ISBN 10: 1988989620
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 06 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Matthew Del Papa has been in a wheelchair since the early 1980s. A graduate of Laurentian University (MA Humanities), past president of the Sudbury Writers' Guild, and currently on the board of directors for Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival, he has been writing steadily since 2005. An amateur local historian and part-time columnist, his work has been published in newspapers and magazines, as well as anthologies such as Spooky Sudbury (Dundurn Press, 2013) and Nothing Without Us Too (Renaissance Press, 2022). He lives in Capreol.

Reviews for Jerry Lewis Told Me I Was Going to Die

"Reading through Del Papa's memories, I can almost hear him say, ""Picture it. Capreol, 1978."" His unfiltered, touching, sometimes self-deprecating, and often funny-as-heck anecdotes show us how he tenaciously navigates through the many layers of ableism without skipping a rimshot. Cait Gordon, Co-editor of Nothing Without Us and Nothing Without Us Too"