The Gold of the Sunbeams - Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay

The Gold of the Sunbeams

And Other Stories
Buch | Softcover
272 Seiten
2011
Arcade Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-61145-253-2 (ISBN)
13,70 inkl. MwSt
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A collection of stories filled with poetry, beauty, and startling leaps of...
“Tito forces us to reconsider the condition of the deeply autistic.”

—Dr. Oliver Sacks, New York Times Bestselling Author

Diagnosed as severely autistic at the age of three, Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay, nearly nonverbal, was brought up by his loving mother Soma, who taught him to read English and challenged him to write his own stories.

The initial result was The Mind Tree, published in 2003, which Tito wrote between the ages of eight and eleven. The Gold of the Sunbeams is an equally impressive, beautiful collection of stories, each prefaced by a charming note from Tito explaining how the story came into being. Above all, this is the work of a true poet.

Tito gives voice to the life experiences he has had with autism and provides readers with explanations for his responses to the world at large. He writes in word murals; his use of language is vividly colorful and warm, like “sunbeams.”

Tito and Soma are Ambassadors on a Goodwill mission of hope and education for people with autism and their families. Here, instead of books by "experts" who speculate about a condition they don't have, you can read the words and thoughts of someone who has autism.

Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay was diagnosed in early childhood with severe or low functioning non-verbal autism. He communicates primarily through writing and has learned to develop his reading, writing, and thinking abilities. The national organization Autism Speaks sponsored Tito and his mother, Soma, to come to the United States so he could participate in scientific trials. Tito is now an accomplished writer. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 191 mm
Gewicht 270 g
Themenwelt Literatur Romane / Erzählungen
ISBN-10 1-61145-253-8 / 1611452538
ISBN-13 978-1-61145-253-2 / 9781611452532
Zustand Neuware
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