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Interviews | November 19, 2009

Dave: IMG Finding John Irving: The Powells.com Interview

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johnirving[Editor's note: The following is a reprint of our 2005 interview with John Irving, whose new novel, Last Night in Twisted River, has just come out... Continue »
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Exiting Nirvana: A Daughter's Life with Autism

by Clara Claiborn Park

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ISBN13: 9780316691246
ISBN10: 0316691240
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""Exiting Nirvana" is a strong and affecting profile of an artist with autism, beautifully written by her mother. . . . Skillfully weaving in theories of autism with the experience of raising an autistic child, Park goes beyond individual history to address the wider question of what it means to be human".--from the National Magazine Awards presentation. of photos, 4 in color.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-218).
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ISBN:
9780316691246
Subtitle:
A Daughter's Life with Autism
Foreword:
Sacks, Oliver W.
Foreword:
Sacks, Oliver W.
Author:
Park, Clara Claiborne
Author:
Sacks, Oliver W.
Publisher:
Back Bay Books
Location:
Boston, Mass : Back Bay
Subject:
Specific Groups - Special Needs
Subject:
Parental Memoirs
Subject:
Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)
Subject:
Autism
Subject:
Autistic children
Subject:
Parents of autistic children.
Edition Description:
1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
Series Volume:
2000
Publication Date:
March 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
225
Dimensions:
8.24x5.55x.68 in. .59 lbs.
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