"Hopeful, funny, and full of wisdom. A meditation on fatherhood by one of our most perceptive writers." --Tara Westover, author of Educated "With playfulness and sharp insight, [Zambra] turns everyday moments into something unforgettable, blending wit and heart in every page."
--Los Angeles Times "Defies not only conventions of literary masculinity but also an entrenched, persistent vision of fatherhood as part of a man's private rather than public life."
--The Atlantic From the author of
My Documents and
Chilean Poet, a wise, humorous, and captivating literary exploration of the delights and absurdities of childhood, fatherhood, and family life
Childish Literature is a charming and wide-ranging collection of short stories, essays, and even a couple of poems produced under the influence of fatherhood, a transformative experience that reshapes and enlivens the author's relationship to aging, intimacy, and time. Written in Alejandro Zambra's brilliantly warm, playful, and philosophical voice, these pieces explore the lives of families and their stories through a wide variety of topics--from screen time and "soccer sadness" to personal libraries, fishing, and psychedelics. Throughout, Zambra captures the texture of daily life and deep truths about how we feel and live, with particular insight into the ways parents and children challenge, enrich, and entertain each other.
Simultaneously lighthearted and profound, and brilliantly rendered by National Book Award-winning translator Megan McDowell,
Childish Literature is an intimate and unclassifiable new work by an internationally celebrated writer.
Sobre o autor(a)
Zambra, Alejandro
Alejandro Zambra nasceu em Santiago, no Chile, em 1975. Além de Bonsai e de A vidaprivada das árvores, é autor dos romances Formas de voltar para casa, Meus documentos e Múltipla escolha. Seus livros foram traduzidos para mais de dez idiomas e receberam diversos prêmios internacionais. O escritor teve contos veiculados em publicações como a The New Yorker, a The Paris Review e a McSweeney’s, entre outras. Em 2010, foi eleito um dos Melhores Jovens Escritores em Espanhol da revista britânica Granta. Dá aulas de literatura na Universidade Diego Portales, no Chile. |
| ISBN | 9780143138082 |
| Autor(a) | Zambra, Alejandro |
| Editora | Penguin Group USA |
| Ano de edição | 2024 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Dimensões | 19,80 X 13,20 |