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El emotivo relato de Peter Lanza, padre del chico que perpetró el tiroteo masivo más mortífero en una escuela en la historia de Estados Unidos. Andrew Solomon narra la historia Adam Lanza, quien en 2012 asesinó a su madre y a veinte personas -alumnos y profesorado- del instituto de Connecticut donde estudió, para después suicidarse. Se han publicado numerosos libros y artículos sobre el suceso, pero Solomon se centra por primera vez en la figura del padre de Adam, Peter Lanza, que desde entonces ha tratado de sobreponerse a la tragedia. Lanza vive atormentado por la aflicción y remordimiento, e insiste en que no existen respuestas cuando trata de comprender los motivos que llevaron a su hijo Adam a cometer estos asesinatos. Solomon nos invita a reflexionar sobre una de las cuestiones de mayor controversia en Estados Unidos, pero lo extiende también a temas universales: la crianza de los hijos, el estigma de los trastornos psiquiátricos y la violencia inherente en nuestra sociedad.

「生命因困苦而豐富，愛則因為必須努力而深刻。」 「珍貴的並不是苦難本身，而是我們對苦難如同珍珠般的包容。」 西方有個諺語：「蘋果落地，離樹不遠」，也就是「有其父必有其子」。但事實卻是，世上有許多孩子都落到了別處，可能是幾座園子外，也可能落到世界的另一端，完全背離父母的預期和想像，而這些家庭也因此走入完全不同的人生。 這些離樹甚遠的果子與父母毫不相像，沒有從垂直的血緣遺傳到相同的外型、能力、智商、性向及價值觀，因此也無法從父母傳下的「垂直身分」獲得身分認同。他們 必須從狀況相同的同伴間得到「水平身分」，才不致覺得自己是世上孤獨的異類。垂直身分是社會對他們的認知，水平身分是他們對自己的認知，而當這兩種身分認 知出現巨大鴻溝，父母往往得用肉身造橋，才能橫渡這條深淵般的惡水。 這些父母一開始大多無法接受這樣的孩子，也不確信自己是否能勝任父母的角色。在生與不生、親自養育與送養之間痛苦地掙扎，許多人憑藉著對孩子的情感，激發出內在無與倫比的想像力、創造力以及愛的能力，去為孩子爭取生存的空間，而且以一種有尊嚴、有意義的姿態存活下來，從而重新發現為人父母的重大意義。 作者開宗明義提到：「從來就沒有複製這回事。」所有的生育都是一種製造，沒有子代會完全複製親代。在訪查過程中，他也見識了父母最深沉的絕望、瀕臨崩潰的邊 緣。這些父母原先千方百計要避免這樣的處境，卻被迫拖入原先並不願意進入的世界，然而，最後他們卻對此滿心感激──這是本書最大的謎題。 這些與眾不同的孩子會讓父母經歷痛苦的改變，但也讓父母更了解自己。孩子就像容器，裝著憤怒也裝著喜悅，甚至救贖。愛孩子，就會把實際存在的事物看得比想像中的事物還重要。 他並未要求所有父母都得堅強樂觀地面對孩子帶來的挑戰，而是不帶偏見、平和地訴說這些家庭所經歷的艱難，並對父母在愛中的掙扎寬厚以待。作者並不頌揚苦難，他透過本書告訴我們，珍貴的並不是苦難本身，而是我們對苦難如同珍珠般的包容。 這是本兼具心理學和社會學意義的專著，而很少人能把意義如此嚴肅的研究寫得如此溫柔、動人而心碎，而這正是因為作者在書寫他人的經歷時，也注入了自己的生命 經驗，並反思自己傷痕累累的人生。作者身為同志，他在摸索「我是誰」的過程中讓母親驚心，父親憂慮，雙方皆飽受折磨。這是他進行這項研究的初衷，藉由探查 其他差異份子的家庭，試圖了解這樣的傷害究竟是源於個人、家庭，還是社會？ 作者自述：「展開這項研究時，我滿腹委曲；結束時，我學會寬容。一開始我想了解的是自己，到最後我了解的是父母。在這一頁頁的書寫中，幸福激發了寬恕。父母總是在愛中原諒我，而我最後也在愛中原諒了父母。」 作者簡介 安德魯．所羅門Andrew Solomon 2001年，他從長期憂鬱症的泥淖中走出，寫成了《正午惡魔》（The Noonday Demon）這本回憶錄，獲得美國國家圖書獎。隔年，他為了治療自己身為同志而在成長過程中承受的傷害，展開為期十年的訪查和研究，針對三百個擁有異常孩子的家庭進行深入拜訪，寫成了《背離親緣》一書，一出版便震驚世界。本書並獲得美國國家書評獎。 他的演講被《WIRED》雜誌列入十大必看TED Talk， 他也成了紐約時報年度暢銷作家，《紐約時報》與美國圖書館協會年度百大好書作家。作者獲獎無數，包括美國國家多發性節結硬化症協會「邁向更美好人生書籍 獎」、全國精神疾病聯盟紐約分會的肯書獎、年度心理類書選、浪達同志文學獎（回憶錄／自傳類），以及優質紙本書俱樂部新視野獎等十數獎項。 所羅門關注的題材廣泛，除了憂鬱症，還有蘇聯藝術、阿富汗文化復興、利比亞政治等等。他曾為多本文學評論與選集撰寫文章。 所羅門積極投入多項倡權運動，關注主題包含跨性別者的權益、精神健康、教育與藝術等。他針對同性婚姻主題所寫之文章曾於多種大眾媒體上曝光，包括《紐約客》、《新聞週刊》、美國同志雜誌《倡權者》（The Advocate），以及脫口秀《安德森•庫珀360°》（Anderson Cooper 360°）。 他 四處演講，並於康乃爾大學威爾醫學院擔任精神病學講師，同時也是耶魯大學精神病學系跨性別精神健康特別顧問、耶魯大學貝克萊學院講師、密西根大學憂鬱症中 心主任、哥倫比亞大學醫療中心精神科主任以及冷泉港實驗室主任，他也是哥倫比亞大學醫學院訪視委員會、憂鬱症與躁鬱症支援聯盟、紐約人類學院以及美國外交 關係協會的成員。所羅門獲頒生物精神醫學學會的人道獎，以及大腦與行為研究機構的生命貢獻獎。 所羅門擁有雙國籍，現與丈夫、兒子定居於紐約與倫敦兩地。 願所有讀者都能在本書中找到愛所需要的勇氣，並在釋卷後，以全新的眼光去評判個人價值及生命價值。 譯者簡介 簡萓靚 師範大學翻譯所口譯組。自幼乖戾，認識了書中幾十個家庭，才發現樹與蘋果終究離不遠。翻譯過程一度邊譯邊落淚。 作者費時十年奔走訪談的社會紀錄，間或以自身反覆思索的心得以及身為人父的溫柔告白，為我帶來一段精彩又充實的日子，不但思索了許多未曾思索的問題，更彷彿在短時間內經歷了十年歲月。 期盼有天世上再無異己，人性中的差異終究還是人性。電子信箱：[email protected] 審訂簡介 廖克煌 臺北人。交大資工系畢，加州蒙特瑞國際研究學院中英口譯組碩士。曾任新聞與影視編譯、譯審，現專職軟體本土化，落腳婚姻平權的美國為臺灣加油。對語言科學好奇，歎服譯事深難，在另一平行宇宙，必當孜孜矻矻從事口譯一償人生債。 賜教處：[email protected]。

Montaigne l’avait écrit : « Il faut voyager pour frotter et limer sa cervelle contre celle d’autrui. » À l’heure où le repli sur soi menace, le génie des Frémissements du monde est de convertir cet idéal humaniste en réalité, de magnifier le caractère vital de la rencontre avec l’autre. Voici l’odyssée sur trente ans et dans une vingtaine de pays d’Andrew Solomon. Il est aux côtés d’artistes avant-gardistes dans les manifestations entraînant la chute de l’URSS ; il assiste à la renaissance artistique afghane après la chute du régime taliban ; il éprouve l’importance de la samba dans les favelas de Rio de Janeiro en pleine mutation avant les Jeux olympiques... Il dépeint avec finesse toutes ces sociétés à des moments politiques ou sociaux charnières : les progrès comme les menaces, les joies comme les regrets, les peurs comme les espoirs. Captivante anthologie de reportages, ce livre montre comment l’histoire est façonnée par les individus, qui sont en retour transformés par les changements. De l’incroyable diversité des expériences relatées émerge un fil conducteur : une humanité commune que Solomon découvre partout où il voyage, une mosaïque plus actuelle que jamais de ce qui unit vraiment les femmes et les hommes. La plume d’un écrivain de talent, voyageur curieux et journaliste à l’écoute du réel, nous entraîne ainsi dans un récit dont on ne peut que sortir grandi d’un supplément d’âme. Journaliste et psychologue, Andrew Solomon est l’auteur notamment du Diable intérieur. Anatomie de la dépression (finaliste du Pulitzer et lauréat de quatorze prix aux États-Unis, tr. française Albin Michel, 2002) et a été récompensé par le National Book Critics Circle Award pour Les Enfants exceptionnels (tr. française Fayard, 2019). Son œuvre est traduite en vingt-deux langues. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Christine Vivier « Ce livre magistral regroupe un quart de siècle d’essais faisant vibrer l’âme. » Vanity Fair

Tout parent se pose un jour cette question cruciale : comment accepter la différence de son enfant, et comment l’aider à vivre avec ? Pour y apporter des réponses, Andrew Solomon a mené plus de trois cents séries d’entretiens sur dix années. Il s’est immergé dans des foyers qui, au quotidien, sont aux prises avec la surdité, le nanisme, la trisomie 21, l’autisme, la schizophrénie ou de multiples handicaps ; il nous parle d’enfants prodiges ou transgenres ; il nous parle de ceux qui sont nés d’un viol ; de ceux qui ont commis un crime. Ce livre sans équivalent évoque avec subtilité et empathie les défis qui nous poussent à reconsidérer la manière dont nous percevons la différence. Si chacune est exceptionnelle, l’expérience que nous en faisons au sein de la famille est universelle. C’est le combat des gens qui s’aiment pour s’accepter les uns les autres, et ultimement le triomphe de l’amour sur les préjugés et les difficultés qui sont documentés dans ce livre fondateur qui s’est vu décerner vingt prix littéraires. Andrew Solomon, journaliste, est l’auteur du best-seller du New York Times Le Diable intérieur. Anatomie de la dépression (finaliste du Pulitzer et lauréat de quatorze prix aux États-Unis, dont le National Book Award en 2001 ; tr. française Albin Michel, 2002) et Far and Away. Reporting From the Brink of Change: Seven Continents, Twenty-Five Years (2016), ainsi que d’un roman, Le Vaisseau de pierre (tr. française Albin Michel, 2002). Son œuvre est traduite en vingt-deux langues. Il enseigne la psychologie au centre médical de Columbia.

Traditional Chinese edition of Far and Away: How Travel Can Change the World

I fantasmi della mente - angosce, ansie, paure - ci assalgono di solito nel buio della notte e sono messi in fuga dalla luce del sole. Non così il demone di mezzogiorno, la depressione: si può conoscerlo, identificarne cause e sintomi, ma faticare a sconfiggerlo e a trovare sollievo alla sofferenza che ci infligge. Lo scrittore Andrew Solomon, dopo averci raccontato come è emerso dall''abisso della depressione, riporta le testimonianze di altre persone passate attraverso la sua stessa esperienza, analizza il loro dolore e cerca di dare risposta ai loro interrogativi più intimi. Mette in luce le implicazioni storiche, sociali, biologiche, chimiche e mediche di una malattia che può colpirci così nel profondo da renderci del tutto inadatti alla vita. Ma per Solomon esaminare la depressione e gli stati d''animo che l''accompagnano equivale soprattutto a scoprire che cosa significhi avere un sé, che cosa significhi essere uomini. Toccante, intelligente, costruttivo, sempre arguto, Il demone di mezzogiorno è il testo essenziale sulla depressione, sullo stress e sul modo di vivere del nuovo millennio.

Secondo un noto adagio, la mela non cade mai lontano dall''albero, ossia un figlio assomiglia sempre ai suoi genitori. Ma i bambini descritti in questo libro sono mele cadute altrove, in un altro frutteto, a volte in un altro mondo. Sono sordi o nani, affetti da sindrome di Down, autismo, schizofrenia o molteplici gravi disabilità; sono bambini prodigio, bambini concepiti in uno stupro o che commettono reati, sono transgender. Eppure, le loro famiglie, spesso accomunate da un profondo senso di isolamento, imparano a tollerare, accogliere e infine a essere orgogliose di figli tanto diversi. Giorno dopo giorno, questi genitori cercano di rispondere a una domanda cruciale: fino a che punto è possibile accettare i figli per quello che sono, aiutandoli, magari anche contro le proprie aspettative e i propri desideri, a trovare la loro autentica identità? Attingendo a quarantamila pagine di trascrizioni di interviste condotte con oltre trecento famiglie, Andrew Solomon esplora l''universo della diversità e della sofferenza, in un racconto corale in cui si intrecciano le molteplici esperienze di persone normali poste di fronte a sfide eccezionali. Che si tratti di impianti cocleari per sordi, di allungamento degli arti per bambini affetti da nanismo, di interventi chirurgici di riassegnazione del sesso, l''approdo finale di questo viaggio nella differenza è la conquista della compassione. Per molte famiglie, infatti, prendersi cura di un figlio difficile è un''esperienza che unisce e trasforma; la maggior parte di esse trova appoggio in comunità di persone che condividono le medesime difficoltà; alcune scoprono una ragione per scegliere l''attivismo e rivendicare così una condizione originariamente temuta. Tutte, infine, si ritrovano arricchite in modi che non avrebbero mai immaginato. Perché la diversità rinsalda i legami, e l''intimità con il dolore favorisce l''accoglienza, insegna il linguaggio dell''identità e porta ad amare al di là della differenza. Dirompente e personalissimo, Lontano dall''albero indaga a fondo i temi della generosità, dell''accettazione e della tolleranza, gettando uno sguardo nuovo sul mondo della diversità.

Jerusalem, the last and most fully developed version of Blake''s personal myth, is recognised as an important part of our cultural heritage, apparently full of deep meaning. But exactly what that meaning is has been little understood. At first sight Blake''s poem lacks narrative continuity, presents no clear argument and shows little structural cohesion, while his illustrations, beautiful though they are, are often difficult to relate to the text. Yet underlying its baffling surface there is a coherent and relatively simple pattern, and this reveals in a unique way the psychological and spiritual processes that shape our lives and give them direction. Blake wrote of Man''s "Fall into Division and his Resurrection to Unity". The pattern symbolised by the Fall occurs inevitably in every human life and it accounts for all that is evil and destructive in human behaviour and all the inner conflicts by which we are torn. While we cannot avoid it, it is open to us as individuals eventually to rise above it, to become free of those conflicts and of the compulsive behaviour associated with them. This is not just another academic interpretation. Blake''s myth is considered here in a way that explains our conflicts and their origins in the delusions that we cling to. It leads to the point of letting go of the central delusion, that concerning one''s own identity, or ''ego'', which is a supremely challenging act of self-liberation -- Blake calls it the ''annihilation of the selfhood'' -- leading to the ''Resurrection to Unity''. Blake''s art and poetry help to evoke disruptive forces active within us which we prefer to keep hidden, but which we need to face intelligently if we are to become free of them. Not surprisingly, many people find this disturbing; but it can be immeasurably rewarding. Nowadays there is considerable interest in Eastern teachings which have a similar purpose; but our typical Western starting point, conditioned by centuries of Judaeo-Christian teaching of an external law-giving God, is different from that of, say, Buddhists or Hindus, for whom the supreme authority is to be found within. Blake''s myth reflects Western conditioning and the particular patterns that result from it, which we may be able to recognise in ourselves; but its end-point, freedom from all conditioning, is universal. Illustrations include a complete reproduction of one of Blake''s black and white copies of Jerusalem.

Blake''s interpretation in words and pictures of the story of Job contains his most mature, concise and direct statement of the theme which is central to all his work, the spiritual and psychological development of a human life. He wrote of man''s ''Fall into Division and his Resurrection to Unity''; and all his works have the purpose of illuminating the path which can lead from the state of ''Error'' and inner conflict, into which all unavoidably fall, towards one of true vision, wholeness and inward peace. His perception of the nature of ''Error'', or delusion, and of what must be faced if it is to be overcome, is conveyed, not only in rational terms, but also through images which touch the less rational levels of the mind, objectifying the conflicting forces which are at work. This makes it possible to think constructively about them and to uncover the delusions instead of simply being possessed by them. The emphasis is on his spiritual and psychological message and its direct relevance to the individual life rather than on ''Blake scholarship''; and that message points the way to a very positive philosophy of life, based on knowing and understanding, not on belief; it also gives a remarkably clear and unified view of the psychological patterns of life, arguably adding a new dimension to our understanding.

A groundbreaking examination of the “double” in modern and contemporary art From ancient mythology to contemporary cinema, the motif of the double—which repeats, duplicates, mirrors, inverts, splits, and reenacts—has captured our imaginations, both attracting and repelling us. The Double examines this essential concept through the lens of art, from modernism to contemporary practice—from the paired paintings of Henri Matisse and Arshile Gorky, to the double line works of Piet Mondrian and Marlow Moss, to Eva Hesse’s One More Than One, Lorna Simpson’s Two Necklines, Roni Horn’s Pair Objects, and Rashid Johnson’s The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club (Emmett). James Meyer’s survey text explores four modes of doubling: Seeing Double through repetition; Reversal, the inversion or mirroring of an image or form; Dilemma, the staging of an absurd or impossible choice; and the Divided and Doubled Self (split and shadowed selves, personae, fraternal doubles, and pairs). Thought-provoking essays by leading scholars Julia Bryan-Wilson, Tom Gunning, W.J.T. Mitchell, Hillel Schwartz, Shawn Michelle Smith, and Andrew Solomon discuss a host of topics, including the ontology and ethics of the double, the double and psychoanalysis, double consciousness, the doppelgänger in silent cinema, and the queer double. Richly illustrated throughout, The Double is a multifaceted exploration of an enduring theme in art, from painting and sculpture to photography, film, video, and performance. Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Exhibition Schedule National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC July 10–October 31, 2022

"In celebration of the 50th anniversary of World Monuments Fund."

" J''aime ma dépression. J''aime l''homme qu''elle a fait de moi. C''est elle qui m''a permis de connaître l''étendue de mon âme... Avec ce livre dont le sujet nous concerne tous, Andrew Solomon ajoute au témoignage de son expérience personnelle la richesse de son érudition. Synthèse historique, sociologique, psychiatrique, médicale, cette somme extrêmement bien documentée s''attaque avec une profonde sincérité aux démons destructeurs de ce mal qu''Emily Dickinson appelait " l''enterrement de l''esprit ". Ce livre sur la souffrance intérieure, qui fait déjà autorité sur la question, est surtout un témoignage d''espoir, émouvant et sensible, invitant à découvrir, au fond du trou noir où chacun peut un jour se trouver, des forces positives et salvatrices insoupçonnées. " Un essai captivant, d''une stupéfiante richesse. Un ouvrage indispensable sur la dépression. " William Styron " Andrew Solomon consacra à la dépression un essai provocant et souvent touchant. Une indéniable réussite. " Joyce Carol Oates

Som forelder ønsker du gjerne to ulike ting for barna dine. På den ene siden vil du at barnet skal videreføre en del av din egen identitet, inkludert dine verdier og erfaringer. På den andre siden ønsker du at barnet skal utvikle seg til å bli en fri og uavhengig person med en helt egen identitet. Forfatter Andrew Solomon ønsket å undersøke denne motsetningsfylte oppfattelsen av arv, og dybdeintervjuet derfor mer enn 300 familier i løpet av en tiårsperiode. Disse familiene hadde alle spesielle utfordringer: noen hadde et barn med Downs syndrom eller autisme, andre hadde barn unnfanget i voldtekt eller som selv hadde blitt kriminelle. Boken handler om foreldreskap og familieliv, annerledeshet og forsoning.

On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Over the course of minutes, they would kill twelve students and a teacher and wound twenty-four others before taking their own lives. For the last sixteen years, Sue Klebold, Dylan''s mother, has lived with the indescribable grief and shame of that day. How could her child, the promising young man she had loved and raised, be responsible for such horror? And how, as his mother, had she not known something was wrong? Were there subtle signs she had missed? What, if anything, could she have done differently?

Outcomes a, c, and d were found to be viable results of sea level rise, ruling out complete loss of intertidal reefs. Outcome (a) would be associated with decrease in oyster density and increase in oyster length. Outcome (c) would require the laying of oyster cultch upslope and shoreward of current intertidal reefs, as well as the removal of any hard armoring or development. Outcome (d) remained possible, but is the least likely requiring a balance between sedimentation, oyster angle of growth, and recruitment. This should be further investigated. A laboratory experiment was designed to test relative impact of varying sediment grain sizes on settlement of C. virginica larvae. Previous studies showed that suspended solids resulted in decreased larval settlement when using mixed sediment grain sizes. Predicted storm levels and hurricane levels of total suspended solids were used in flow tanks. Sediment from the field experiment was sieved into seven size classes, the most common five of which were used in the experiment since they represented 98.8% of total mass.

The old adage says that the apple doesn''t fall far from the tree, meaning that children usually resemble their parents. But what happens when the apples fall somewhere else -- sometimes a couple of orchards away, sometimes on the other side of the world? In this young adult edition, Andrew Solomon profiles how families accommodate children who have a variety of differences: families of people who are deaf, who are dwarfs, who have Down syndrome, who have autism, who have schizophrenia, who have multiple severe disabilities, who are prodigies, who commit crimes, and more.