Josh Greenfeld (1928–2018)
Auteur van A Child Called Noah: A Family Journey
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Joshua Joseph Greenfeld was born in Malden, Massachusetts on February 27, 1928. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in English from Columbia University. He wrote three books about his autistic son entitled A Child Called Noah, A Place for Noah, and toon meer A Client Called Noah. His novels included The Return of Mr. Hollywood and What Happened Was This. In 1974, he shared an Oscar nomination with Paul Mazursky for the screenplay of Harry and Tonto. Greenfeld was also a playwright. His play I Have a Dream ran for 88 performances on Broadway in 1976. He died from pneumonia on May 11, 2018 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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- Officiƫle naam
- Greenfeld, Joshua Joseph
- Geboortedatum
- 1928-02-27
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2018-05-11
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Malden, Massachusetts, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Opleiding
- Brooklyn College
University of Michigan
Columbia University - Beroepen
- author
screenwriter - Relaties
- Kometani, Fumiko (wife)
Greenfeld, Karl T. (son)
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- Werken
- 12
- Leden
- 199
- Populariteit
- #110,457
- Waardering
- 3.8
- Besprekingen
- 5
- ISBNs
- 24
- Talen
- 1
The book is written in journal form, taken (I assume) direction from the author's personal diary. It's the kind of book that would have made a superb blog, but was written back in the days before home computers even existed. Unfortunately it was also a time when comparatively little was known about mental illness, and strategies such as gluten-free dairy-free diets were unheard of.
While little hope emerges from the book, it's a gripping account of the family's struggles to cope with daily life, to find out what exactly is wrong, to consider options for the future, to see how difficult it is to cope even with reasonable resources: how impossible it would have been for an impoverished family in the USA unable to pay for special schools, medical treatment and other assistance.… (meer)