Far from the Tree

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Far from the Tree
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First edition
AuthorAndrew Solomon
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherScribner, New York
Publication date
November 2012
Pages962
AwardsNational Book Critics Circle Award (2012) for nonfiction
ISBN0-7432-3671-8

Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity is a non-fiction book by Andrew Solomon published in November 2012 in the United States[1] and two months later in the UK (under the title, Far from the Tree: A Dozen Kinds of Love),[2] about how families accommodate children with physical, mental and social disabilities and differences.

The writing of the book was supported by art colony residencies at Yaddo,[3] MacDowell Colony,[4] Ucross Foundation,[5] and the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center;[6] at MacDowell, Solomon was the DeWitt Wallace/Reader’s Digest Fellow and later the Stanford Calderwood fellow.[7]

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See also[]

  • Welcome to Holland (essay)

References[]

  1. ^ "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity". Simon & Schuster. 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  2. ^ "Far from the Tree: A Dozen Kinds of Love". The Random House Group. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  3. ^ Yaddo (2010). "Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  4. ^ MacDowell Colony (Summer 2007). "MacDowell" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  5. ^ Ucross Foundation. "Alumni List". Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  6. ^ The Rockefeller Foundation (2009). "Bellagio Center: The First Fifty Years" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  7. ^ MacDowell Colony (March 2009). "Annual Report for the Year Ending March 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  8. ^ "The 10 Best Books of 2012". The New York Times. 2012-11-30.
  9. ^ Hoffer, Barbara (2013-02-28). "National Book Critics Circle Announces Awards for Publishing Year 2012". Critical Mass (press release). Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  10. ^ National Council on Crime & Delinquency (2013-06-20). "The Winners of the 20th Annual Media for a Just Society Awards" (press release). Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  11. ^ Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (2013-04-22). "Andrew Solomon Wins the 2013 Anisfield-Wolf Prize for Nonfiction" (press release). Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  12. ^ Moss, Meredith (2013-09-24). "2013 Dayton Literary Peace Prize winners announced". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  13. ^ Charles, Ron (2013-04-18). "Andrew Solomon wins Lukas Book Prize". Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  14. ^ "Sheehy, Solomon honored for inspiring readers". Associated Press. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-10-03.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (2013-08-21). "NAIBA Book of the Year Awards" (press release). Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  16. ^ "Andrew Motion announces shortlist for the Wellcome Book Prize 2014". Wellcome Trust. 25 February 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  17. ^ GrrlScientist (26 February 2014). "Wellcome Trust's Book Prize 2014 shortlist announced". The Guardian. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  18. ^ Alison Flood (29 April 2014). "Wellcome book prize goes to Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree". The Guardian. Retrieved May 27, 2014.

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