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Tara Westover

    Leerschool
    L'educazione
    Educated
    • L'educazione

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Tara, la sorella Audrey e i fratelli Luke e Richard sono nati in una singolare famiglia mormona delle montagne dell’Idaho. Non sono stati registrati all’anagrafe, non sono mai andati a scuola, non sono mai stati visitati da un dottore. Sono cresciuti senza libri, senza sapere cosa succede nel mondo o cosa sia il passato. Fino a diciassette anni Tara non aveva idea di cosa fosse l’Olocausto o l’attacco alle Torri gemelle. Con la sua famiglia si preparava alla sicura fine del mondo, accumulando lattine di pesche sciroppate e dormendo con uno zaino d’emergenza sempre a portata di mano. Il clima in casa era spesso pesante. Il padre è un uomo dostoevskiano, carismatico quanto folle e incosciente, fino a diventare pericoloso. Poi Tara fa una scoperta: l’educazione. La possibilità di emanciparsi, di vivere una vita diversa, di diventare una persona diversa. Una rivelazione. Tara Westover crea una storia universale di formazione che mira al cuore di ciò che l’educazione ha da offrire: la prospettiva di vedere la propria vita con occhi nuovi e la volontà di cambiarla.

      L'educazione2020
    • Leerschool

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      At 17, Tara Westover entered a classroom for the first time, having grown up in a survivalist family in Idaho. Her upbringing revolved around preparing for the apocalypse, with her childhood marked by stockpiling supplies and living in isolation. Her mother, a midwife, treated injuries at home, as her father forbade any medical intervention. This seclusion meant that Tara and her siblings lacked formal education and faced unchecked violence from an older brother. Determined to learn, Tara self-educated, mastering enough math and grammar to gain admission to Brigham Young University. There, she discovered significant historical events like the Holocaust and the civil rights movement, which broadened her worldview. Her pursuit of knowledge took her across the globe, ultimately leading her to Harvard and Cambridge. This journey prompted her to question her identity and whether she could reconcile her past with her new life. The narrative explores themes of self-invention, family loyalty, and the emotional toll of breaking away from close ties. With remarkable insight, Westover presents a universal coming-of-age story that reveals the transformative power of education and the ability to view one's life from a new perspective.

      Leerschool2019
    • Educated

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Born to survivalists in Idaho, Tara Westover didn't go to school. As she grew older, her father became more radical and her brother more violent. At sixteen, Tara knew she had to leave home. In doing so she discovered both the transformative power of education, and the price she had to pay for it.

      Educated2018
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