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Every book Andrew Solomon recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Andrew Solomon has recommended or discussed 8 books on podcasts, as of February 12, 2016.
- Andrew Solomon has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of February 12, 2016.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of February 12, 2016.
- The 3 books Andrew Solomon has mentioned in the most episodes, as of February 12, 2016: Anna Karenina, Hallucinations and On the Move.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Andrew Solomon aired on February 12, 2016.
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Andrew Solomon’s most recommended books
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
- Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks
- On the Move by Oliver Sacks
- The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy
- The good death by Ann Neumann
- The Iceberg: A Memoir by Marion Coutts
- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Andrew Solomon appears on The Book Review as a guest discussing literature, memoirs, and cultural works centered around dying, grief, and human vulnerability. Through his appearances, Solomon demonstrates a deep engagement with how writers process mortality, comparing contemporary memoirs with classic literature. Among the books he discusses are Oliver Sacks's Hallucinations and On the Move, highlighting Sacks's decision to make his own vulnerability apparent and recounting his confessions about drug addiction. Solomon also examines works focused on dying in America, such as Ann Neumann's The Good Death, Marion Coutts's memoir The Iceberg, and Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air, praising the latter as a profound exploration of mortality. Furthermore, Solomon references Leo Tolstoy's classic works, including Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and The Death of Ivan Ilyich. He uses Tolstoy's writings to contextualize how readers approach real-life tragedies versus fictional ones, contrasting the clarity of Kalanithi's dying experience with the stark psychological realism found in The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Through these discussions, Solomon offers nuanced insights into the universal themes of suffering, mortality, and the literary representation of human endurance.
Books recommended by Andrew Solomon
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Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is a monumental masterpiece of nineteenth-century literature exploring themes of love, family, societal hypocrisy, and tragic fate.
Discussed“you know when we read anak kenina”
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Hallucinations
Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks is a fascinating non-fiction work that explores the profound and varied ways the human brain generates sensory illusions, drawing from numerous clinical case studies and the author's own experiences.
Discussed“the book he did just before this um hallucinations was also surprisingly revelatory in that um in the excerpt that ran into the New Yorker first he confessed that he had been a drug addict”
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On the Move
On the Move by Oliver Sacks is a memoir by the renowned neurologist and writer that chronicles his eventful life, career, and intellectual development.
Discussed“and it seems as though in these last couple of books but especially in on the Move he's decided to make um his own vulnerability apparent”
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories
Leo Tolstoy’s novella, The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories, examines the superficiality of conventional bourgeois life and a dying man's agonizing confrontation with his own mortality.
Discussed“if one wants to talk to story it was more like The Death of Ivan ilich”
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The good death
Discussed“the good death and exploration of dying in America by Anne noyman in the Slender margin”
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War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is a monumental historical novel blending grand military strategy with intimate domestic life against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.
Discussed“we don't live that part of War and Peace”
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When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is a profound posthumous memoir written by a neurosurgeon facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, exploring mortality, meaning, and the human condition.
Discussed“and when breath becomes air by Paul Colony”
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Books Andrew Solomon wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside The New York Times Book Review: Love and Death | The Book Review | 2016-02-12 | 6 |
| Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Future of Work | The Book Review | 2015-05-15 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“i' had been very depressed subject of another one of my books I was asked by travel big Revelation there as by travel and Leisure to write a piece about sailing in turkey”
“uh there was a version of it published in the Noonday demon but it's expanded and changed here”