Childish literature
Zambra, Alejandro, 1975-2024
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How do we write about the singular experience of parenthood? Written in a 'state of attachment', or 'under the influence' of fatherhood, 'Childish Literature' is an eclectic guide for novice parents, showing how the birth and growth of a child changes not only the present and the future, but also reshapes our perceptions of the past. Shifting from moving dispatches from his son's first year of existence, to a treatise on 'football sadness', to a psychedelic narrative where a man tries, mid-magic mushroom trip, to re-learn the subtle art of crawling, this latest work from Alejandro Zambra shows how children shield adults from despondency, self-absorption and the tyrannies of chronological time.
Main title:
Childish literature / Alejandro Zambra ; translated by Megan McDowell.
Author:
Zambra, Alejandro, 1975-, authorMcDowell, Megan, translator
Imprint:
London : Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2024.
Collation:
216 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Spanish.
ISBN:
9781804271100 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
863.64
Language:
EnglishSpanish
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BRN:
2879983