Harriet McBryde Johnson (1957–2008)
Auteur van Accidents of Nature
Over de Auteur
Harriet McBryde Johnson has been a lawyer in Charleston, South Carolina, Since 1985. She holds the world endurance record (fourteen years without interruption) for protesting the Jerry Lewis telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1957-07-08
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2008-06-04
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Opleiding
- Charleston Southern University (BS|History)
College of Charleston (MA|Public Administration)
University of South Carolina (JD) - Beroepen
- lawyer
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Besprekingen
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- Werken
- 3
- Ook door
- 2
- Leden
- 331
- Populariteit
- #71,753
- Waardering
- 4.1
- Besprekingen
- 22
- ISBNs
- 11
First and foremost, for a lawyer with no formal training on creative writing, Johnson has an unbelievable knack with characterization. Her characters are understated, but unique; flawed but sympathetic. Even characters that disagree with her point of view are granted strengths. The message in Accidents of Nature is very similar to that of "Too Late to Die Young;" however, in novel format, it is somehow easier to understand -- that Johnson is suggesting an approach that is taken to all people with disabilities, not just razor sharp Southern ADA lawyers who happen to be disabled. And while groups such as Disability is Natural are beginning to champion similar movements, Johnson is one of the first and one of the loudest to take her approach to the disability movement. Accidents of Nature is guaranteed to challenge how all of us think disability and Johnson makes it clear, by inserting a caricature of herself, that even she is not above reproach.
I read this in a sitting, but it will stay with me for a long, long time.… (meer)