Wish I Could Be There by Allen Shawn

Wish I Could Be There by Allen Shawn

In addition to being the son of famous New Yorker editor William Shawn and brother of the distinguished playwright and actor Wallace Shawn, Allen Shawn is agoraphobic-he is afraid of both public spaces and isolation. Wish I Could Be There gracefully captures both of these extraordinary realities, blending memoir and scientific inquiry in an utterly engrossing quest to understand the mysteries of the human mind. Droll, probing, and honest, Shawn explores the many ways we all become who we are, whether through upbringing, genes, or our own choices, creating "an eloquent meditation upon the mysteries of personality and family"* and the struggle to face one's demons.

Allen Shawn was born and raised in New York City. He now resides in Vermont and works as a professor at Bennington College. He has a wide body of work as a composer, including orchestral, chamber, and piano works, as well as ballet, theater, and film scores. He is a regular pianist and has written for journals such as the Atlantic Monthly, the Times Literary Supplement, the New York Times Magazine, and others.

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ISBN 13	9780143113072
ISBN 10	0143113070
Titel	Wish I Could Be There
Autor	Allen Shawn
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Penguin Putnam Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2008-01-29
Seitenanzahl	288
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