Childish Literature
€19.25
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781804271100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alejandro Zambra |
| Publisher | Fitzcarraldo Editions |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.256 |
| Publishing Date | 24/10/2024 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €18.16 |
| Tax | €1.09 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €19.25 |
| Availability | +20 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
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. At once a chronicle of fatherhood, a letter to a child and a work of fiction, Childish Literature is the latest, virtuosic addition to the oeuvre of one of the most exciting Latin American writers in recent decades.