Harlan Lane is recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship and of the World Federation of the Deaf International
Social Merit Award. He is the author of When the Mind Hears: A History of the Deaf, The Wild Boy of Aveyron,
and Journey into the Deaf World. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
Summary
Mask of Benevolence has a new preface and new chapter about the science and ethics of cochlear implants. An
award-winning book when first published, this expanded version is still startlingly fresh. A must-read for anyone
in contact with the Deaf community.
