The book begins with a focus on the relationship between two close friends, John Singer and Spiros Antonapoulos, deaf people who have lived together for several years. Antonapoulos becomes mentally ill, misbehaves, and, despite attempts at intervention from Singer, is eventually put into an insane asylum far away from town. Now alone, Singer moves into a new room.
The book begins with a focus on the relationship bet,ween two close friends, John Singer and Spiros Antonapoulos deaf people who have lived together for several years. Antonapoulos becomes mentally ill, misbehaves, and, despite attempts at intervention from Singer is eventually put into an insa,ne asylum far away from town. Now alone, Singer moves into a new r.oom