Новинки Эндрю Соломон

Быть особенным, не таким, как все, — это основа человеческой природы; и эта непохожесть и есть то, что объединяет нас. Из этой предпосылки исходил Эндрю Соломон, начав собирать материалы для книги. Так получилась повесть о родителях, справляющихся с глухотой, карликовостью, синдромом Дауна, аутизмом, шизофренией и множественными психическими и физическими недостатками своих детей; с детьми-гениями, детьми, зачатыми в результате насилия, малолетними преступниками и трансгендерами. Любая из этих особенностей может отделить ребенка и его семью от мира; между тем все эти семьи объединяет опыт, обретенный, когда ее члены пытались нащупать новые границы нормального. И в каждой главе автор дотошно документирует эпизоды, когда любовь одерживала верх над предрассудками. За 10 лет Эндрю Соломон провел интервью более чем с тремя сотнями сложных семей; и под этой обложкой красноречивый ответ простых людей на вопрос: как принять дорого человека, если он не такой, как все? Эндрю Соломон — профессор клинической психологии в медицинском центре при Колумбийском университете, лектор Йельского университета, лектор TED, автор статей для New York Times и New Yorker, в прошлом — глава американского ПЕН-центра.

Грусть, подавленность, уныние, тоска, дурное настроение, меланхолия, печаль, бессилие, депрессия. У разлада с собой множество имен и множество оттенков. Но всегда ли это медицинская проблема? Однозначного и универсального ответа не может дать ни один врач, ни один человек на свете. Однако ближе других к истине стоят те, кто на своем опыте познал, что такое душевные сумерки, и те, кто тем или иным способом рассеял их.
В этой книге много страниц, много слов — как много докторов, подходов, пациентов, переживаний, точек зрения, жизней. Это мозаика в серых тонах из личной биографии автора, из биографий тех, с кем он встречался, чтобы сделать портрет депрессии — призрачного и парализующего недуга — максимально полным. Это и обзор профессиональной психиатрической литературы, предлагающей множество противоядий; это и подробный отчет об обратной стороне нормальности, радости, жизнеспособности, веры в лучшее.
Новый перевод. Впервые на русском языке публикуется завершающая глава «С тех пор».

Грусть, подавленность, уныние, тоска, дурное настроение, меланхолия, печаль, бессилие, депрессия. У разлада с собой множество имен и множество оттенков. Но всегда ли это медицинская проблема? Однозначного и универсального ответа не может дать ни один врач, ни один человек на свете. Однако ближе других к истине стоят те, кто на своем опыте познал, что такое душевные…

Far and Away collects Andrew Solomon’s writings about places undergoing seismic shifts—political, cultural, and spiritual. Chronicling his stint on the barricades in Moscow in 1991, when he joined artists in resisting the coup whose failure ended the Soviet Union, his 2002 account of the rebirth of culture in Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban, his insightful appraisal of a Myanmar seeped in contradictions as it slowly, fitfully pushes toward freedom, and many other stories of profound upheaval, this book provides a unique window onto the very idea of social change. With his signature brilliance and compassion, Solomon demonstrates both how history is altered by individuals, and how personal identities are altered when governments alter.

A journalist and essayist of remarkable perception and prescience, Solomon captures the essence of these cultures. Ranging across seven continents and twenty-five years, Far and Away takes a magnificent journey into the heart of extraordinarily diverse experiences, yet Solomon finds a common humanity wherever he travels. Illuminating the development of his own genius, his stories are always intimate and often both funny and deeply moving.

In this seminal new study of family, Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who learn to deal with their exceptional children and find profound meaning in doing so.

He introduces us to families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, disability, with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, who are transgender. While each of these characteristics is potentially isolating, Solomon documents repeated triumphs of human love and compassion to show that the shared experience of difference is what unites us.

Drawing on interviews with over three hundred families, Solomon documents ordinary people making courageous choices, whether considering prenatal screening for genetic disorders, cochlear implants for the deaf, or gender reassignment surgery.

Parents and children are challenged to their limits, but often grow closer as a result; many discover supportive communities of others similarly affected; some are inspired to become activists, celebrating the conditions they once feared.

Elegantly reported by a spectacularly original thinker, Far From The Tree explores themes of generosity, acceptance and tolerance - and shows how love for one's children can transcend every prejudice. This crucial and revelatory book expands our definition of what it is to be human.

In this seminal new study of family, Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who learn to deal with their exceptional children and find profound meaning in doing so.

He introduces us to families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, disability, with children who are prodigies, who are conceived in rape, who become criminals, who are transgender. While each of these characteristics is potentially isolating, Solomon documents repeated triumphs of human love and compassion to show that the shared experience of difference is what unites us.

'Reading Far from the Tree is a mind-opening experience.' Eric Kandel

Drawing on interviews with over three hundred families, Solomon documents ordinary people making courageous choices, whether considering prenatal screening for genetic disorders, cochlear implants for the deaf, or gender reassignment surgery.

Parents and children are challenged to their limits, but often grow closer as a result; many discover supportive communities of others similarly affected; some are inspired to become activists, celebrating the conditions they once feared.

Elegantly reported by a spectacularly original thinker, Far From The Tree explores themes of generosity, acceptance and tolerance - and shows how love for one's children can transcend every prejudice. This crucial and revelatory book expands our definition of what it is to be human.

История неофициального русского искусства последней четверти XX века, рассказанная очевидцем событий. Приехав с журналистским заданием на первый аукцион «Сотбис» в СССР в 1988 году, Эндрю Соломон, не зная ни русского языка, ни особенностей позднесоветской жизни, оказывается сначала в сквоте в Фурманном, а затем в гуще художественной жизни двух столиц: нелегальные…

From the National Book Award–winning author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression comes a monumental new work, a decade in the writing, about family. In Far from the Tree, Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so.
Solomon’s startling proposition is that diversity is what unites us all. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, 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, as are the triumphs of love Solomon documents in every chapter.

All parenting turns on a crucial question: to what extent parents should accept their children for who they are, and to what extent they should help them become their best selves. Drawing on forty thousand pages of interview transcripts with more than three hundred families, Solomon mines the eloquence of ordinary people facing extreme challenges. Whether considering prenatal screening for genetic disorders, cochlear implants for the deaf, or gender reassignment surgery for transgender people, Solomon narrates a universal struggle toward compassion. Many families grow closer through caring for a challenging child; most discover supportive communities of others similarly affected; some are inspired to become advocates and activists, celebrating the very conditions they once feared. Woven into their courageous and affirming stories is Solomon’s journey to accepting his own identity, which culminated in his midlife decision, influenced by this research, to become a parent.

Elegantly reported by a spectacularly original thinker, Far from the Tree explores themes of generosity, acceptance, and tolerance—all rooted in the insight that love can transcend every prejudice. This crucial and revelatory book expands our definition of what it is to be human.

В этой книге делается попытка охватить исторические и географические зоны распространения депрессии. Порой создается впечатление, что депрессия - частный недуг современного западного среднего класса. Подобное представление возникает лишь потому, что именно в этой среде мы вдруг стали обретать новые прозрения, позволяющие распознать депрессию, назвать ее, лечиться от…

With uncommon humanity, candor, wit, and erudition, award-winning author Andrew Solomon takes the reader on a journey of incomparable range and resonance into the most pervasive of family secrets. His contribution to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition is truly stunning.

"The Noonday Demon" examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. Drawing on his own struggles with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, doctors and scientists, policymakers and politicians, drug designers and philosophers, Solomon reveals the subtle complexities and sheer agony of the disease. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications, the efficacy of alternative treatments, and the impact the malady has had on various demographic populations around the world and throughout history. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness.The depth of human experience Solomon chronicles, the range of his intelligence, and his boundless curiosity and compassion will change the reader's view of the world.