
Andrew Solomon
Nació 1963
De Manhattan, New York, United States · Nacionalidad: United States · Escribe ficción y no ficción
Andrew Solomon es escritor y conferenciante sobre psicología, política y las artes; ganador del Premio Nacional del Libro; y activista por los derechos de las personas LGTB, la salud mental y las artes.
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“Difference unites us. While each of these experiences can isolate those who are affected, together they compose an aggregate of millions whose struggles connect them profoundly. The exceptional is ubiquitous; to be entirely typical is the rare and lonely state.”
Far from the Tree, Chapter 1En inglés “Our children are not us: they carry throwback genes and recessive traits and are subject right from the start to environmental stimuli beyond our control. And yet we are our children; the reality of being a parent never leaves those who have braved the metamorphosis.”
Far from the Tree, Chapter 1En inglés “I’m not responsible for my child and who she’s become, but I am responsible to her, and she is a wonderful person. I love her. I don’t know if you need to know anything else, but that’s all I need to know.” --Carol
Far from the Tree, Chapter 11En inglés “I think all love is one-third projection and one-third acceptance and never more than one-third knowledge and insight.”
Far from the Tree, Chapter 12En inglés “I started this book to forgive my parents and ended it by becoming a parent. Understanding backward liberated me to live forward.”
Far from the Tree, Chapter 12En inglés
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Los libros de Andrew Solomon en orden
Los libros de Andrew Solomon en el orden en que se publicaron, de The Irony Tower (1991) a Far and Away (2016).
- 1The Irony Tower
The Irony Tower1991 - 2Instead of GodInstead of God1993
- 3A Stone Boat
A Stone Boat1994 - 4El Demonio De LA Depresion
El Demonio De LA Depresion2001 - 5The Art in Embassies ProgramThe Art in Embassies Program2004
- 6Far From the Tree
Far From the Tree2012 - 7Far and Away
Far and Away2016 - 8Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys