Under the Eye of the Clock
by Christopher Nolan
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Deprived of oxygen for two hours at birth, Christopher Nolan almost died, but he lived to write, at age twenty-one, this award-winning autobiography, told as the story of one Joseph Meehan. Nolan's birth injuries left him quadriplegic and completely unable to communicate, so for years no one suspected that his mind, though imprisoned in an inert body, was burning to express his innermost thoughts and ideas to not only his family but the world. Whether he is fighting with the authorities for show more the right to go to an ordinary school, or going on a "normal" vacation for the first time, Nolan's story has a touching, often breathtaking intensity. Nolan recounts his ultimate triumph of finally being able to share with others the insight and whimsy of his inner world, unlocking the inventive wordsmith and gifted storyteller within. The result is astonishingly lyrical, filled with powerful description, touching moments of triumph, sadness, and anger, and above all disarming wit.. show less
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Christopher Nolan, as Joseph Meehan, opens the amazing and poetic universe of his young life.
All the Love from his Mother, Nora, his Father, Matthew, and his older sister, Yvonne!
It all alternates with his deepest fears, hopes, and desires.
All the Love from his Mother, Nora, his Father, Matthew, and his older sister, Yvonne!
It all alternates with his deepest fears, hopes, and desires.
Too Literary for me, too creative and poetic. But I only got to p. 11. I wish I'd had more time to give it a better go. September 2024
Whitbread Award
Den här boken är --- jättetråkig. Språket är ojämnt, ibland helt infernaliskt blommigt, stundtals jättebanalt. Och det Nolan skildrar (tydligen hans egen uppväxt, det visste jag inet förrän efteråt) är så vardagligt att det blir poänglöst. Familjens semestertur i husvagnen? Var finns anledningen till att beskriva det? Var är dramaturgin?
Såklart är det inte ointressant att han, förlamad, stum, med okontrollerbara spasmer blir prisvinnande författare. Men den poängen gör Nolan på första sidan.
Sen då?
Såklart är det inte ointressant att han, förlamad, stum, med okontrollerbara spasmer blir prisvinnande författare. Men den poängen gör Nolan på första sidan.
Sen då?
Apr 15, 2010Swedish
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Author Christopher Nolan was born in Ireland on September 6, 1965. Due to being deprived of oxygen at birth, he suffered from cerebral palsy and could only move his head and eyes. He used a pointer attached to his head to write his books. At the age of 15, he published his first book Dam-Burst of Dreams (1981). His other novels are The Banyan Tree show more (1999) and Under the Eye of the Clock, which won the Whitbread Book of the Year in 1988. He also won the Medal of Excellence from the United Nation's Society of Writers, The Sunday Independent-Irish Life Arts Award for Literature and Ireland's Person of the Year Award in 1988. He died due to oxygen deprivation caused by ingestion of food into his airways on February 20, 2009 at the age of 43. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- De tijd zal het leren
- Original title
- Under the Eye of the Clock
- Original publication date
- 1987 (Engels) (Engels); 1989 (Nederlands) (Nederlands)
- First words*
- Vem skulle ha trott att en krympling kunde orsaka sådan uppståndelse, tänkte Joseph Meehan när han lutade sig bakåt mot ryggstödet i flygplanet på väg mot Dublin.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Det var hans grymma öde
- Original language*
- Engels
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