Julie Brown

Writers on the Spectrum

How Autism and Asperger Syndrome Have Influenced Literary Writing

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Produktbeschreibung

Some of the world's most celebrated authors indicate signs of autism and AS. Through analysis of biographies, autobiographies, letters and diaries, Professor Julie Brown identifies literary talents who display characteristics of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and uncovers the similarities in their writing that suggest atypical, autistic brains.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 153mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 327g
• ISBN-13: 9781843109136
• ISBN-10: 1843109131
• Artikelnr.: 26762031

Autorenporträt

Julie Brown has been a professor of writing and literature for over 20 years. Her first two books of literary criticism, American Women Short Story Writers and Ethnicity and The American Short Story, explore the works of culturally marginalized writers. Her current research project investigates the link between autism and creative writing. Julie's son has Asperger's Syndrome and she is involved as a volunteer in the autistic community. Julie serves as an academic advisor for autistic individuals at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon and she also teaches a course she developed on autism in literature. She lives in Astoria.