| ID | 011942 |
| Call Number | 891.78509/GAL |
| Title Proper | White on black |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gallego, Ruben ; Schwartz, Marian (Tr.) |
| Publication | Orlando, A Harvest Book, 2006. |
| Description | 168p White Spine |
| Note | A dramatic and stirring expose of the Soviet Union's abuse of the handicapped, this book is the story of how a victim of cerebral palsy, Ruben Gallego was hidden away in Soviet state institutions by his maternal grandfather, how his lost boyhood was spent in orphanages, hospitals and old-age homes. However, without self-pity, Gallego has filled his life with thesimple pleasures and the power of the human will. |
| Standard Number | 015603235X |
| Price. Qualification | $13(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 891.78509 |
| Key Words | Orphans - Fiction ; Orphanages - Fiction ; IBDP ; Russian literature ; Gonsales Gallego, Ruben David ; Abandoned children - Soviet Union - Biography |