Far From the Tree
Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
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Narrated by:
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Andrew Solomon
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Andrew Solomon
This masterpiece by the National Book Award–winning author of The Noonday Demon features stories of parents navigating profound differences with their children and finding meaning in doing so—“a brave, beautiful book that will expand your humanity” (People).
Solomon’s startling proposition in Far from the Tree is that being exceptional is at the core of the human condition—that difference is what unites us. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, or multiple severe disabilities; with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, who are transgender. While each of these characteristics is potentially isolating, the experience of difference within families is universal, and Solomon documents triumphs of love over prejudice in every chapter.
All parenting turns on a crucial question: to what extent should parents accept their children for who they are, and to what extent should they help them become their best selves. Drawing on ten years of research and interviews with more than three hundred families, Solomon mines the eloquence of ordinary people facing extreme challenges.
Elegantly reported by a spectacularly original and compassionate thinker, Far from the Tree explores parenting, identity, difference, and acceptance—and how people who love each other must struggle to accept each other, a theme in every family’s life.
Parmi tous les livres audio que vous avez pu écouter, à quel rang placeriez-vous Far from the Tree ?
Andrew Solomon écrit une somme, jamais ennuyeuse, sur les différentes identités dont on ne parle habituellement pas : surdité, nanisme, trisomie, autisme, handicap physique sévère, schizophrénie etc. du point de vue de la relation parents-enfants. Il place l'amour et les expériences personnelles au coeur de son livre, sans jamais laisser de côté les chiffres et une analyse minutieuse. Un chef d'oeuvre, remarqué à juste titre dans de nombreux pays, mais toujours pas traduit en français...Avec quel autre livre pouvez-vous comparer Far from the Tree ? Expliquez pourquoi.
Je ne peux le comparer à aucun autre livre, tant celui-ci a fait de moi un individu différent, et j'espère meilleur.Qu'avez-vous aimé de la performance de Andrew Solomon ?
L'auteur lit lui-même son livre, sa voix est parfaite, c'est du très bon travail.Avez-vous pu avoir une réaction excessive concernant ce livre ? Est-ce qu'il vous a fait rire ou pleurer ?
Je ne parlerais pas de réaction excessive, mais je confirme avoir été bouleversé en de nombreuses occasions.Avez-vous d'autres commentaires ?
Livre en anglais.On sort différent de ce livre.
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Let down by the lector, the author himself. He sounds like a dying Mock-Turtle. Monotonous, nasal voice, truly irritating.
Great book, irritating narrator
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