Bibliograph

Life, animated, a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism, Ron Suskind

Type

Label

Life, animated, a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism, Ron Suskind

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Life, animated

Oclc number

871536684

Responsibility statement

Ron Suskind

Sub title

a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism

Summary

"Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. A fantasy? A nightmare? This is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turned them into a language to express love and loss, kinship, brotherhood. The family was forced to become animated characters, communicating with him in Disney dialogue and song; until they all emerge, together, revealing how, in darkness, we all literally need stories to survive"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Growing backward -- Bumping into walls -- In character -- Musical chairs -- The protekter of sidekicks -- A journey song -- Magic formulas -- Luck from unluck -- Blessings, undisguised -- The movie gods -- To do it on his own -- The animated life -- Sidekicks

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator