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- ISBN: 0061490180
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113267128
- Release Date: October 6, 2009
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Product DescriptionMore Books by Michael Chabon (Author)Run a Quick Search on "Manhood for Amateurs" by Michael Chabon to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Manhood for Amateurs"Browse more products related to "Michael Chabon"Review"Ultimately, what makes this collection so melancholically pleasurable is not the modern-dad stuff but Chabon's ready and vivid access to his own childhood..." "[Chabon] emerges from these 39 beautifully written personal essays as a prince among men....Not only does he produce dazzling novels that have given genre fiction literary cachet,...he also cooks, cleans, markets and gets his children to their appointments--and counts himself fortunate to be in a position to do so....[He] raises the bar with his often poignant meditations on manhood, fatherhood and aspects of his own childhood." "[Chabon plays] the role of pith-helmeted archaeologist, excavating the sites of his own private Sahara in search of fragments...around which he can weave clever little stories. The results are hilarious, moving, pleasurable, disturbing, transcendent, restless and sometimes a trifle cantankerous - but almost never dull....[S]eemingly by accident, Chabon ultimately does create a composite image of ideal manhood, one that is modest, responsible, bemused, empathic and thoughtful." "Chabon is more or less incapable of writing a boring sentence. Like Updike, he is an inveterate noticer, and the central appeal of his style lies in its lyric precision....[He] proves excellent company, an insightful chatterbox, curious, erudite, occasionally profane and ultimately wise to the delusions of masculinity." "[Chabon's] clearly having so much fun being a dad--and thinking about what it means to be a dad--that it's a wonder he has time to create such excellent novels. Wry and heartfelt, [his] riffs uncover brand-new insights in even the most quotidian subjects." (starred review) Publisher's noteThe best-selling author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and a Pulitzer Prize winner questions what it means to be a man today in a series of interlinked autobiographical series of reflections, regrets, and reexaminations, each sparked by an encounter, in the present, that holds some legacy of the past. 200,000 first printing. AnnotationHaving successfully conquered the world of fiction, the always imaginative and insightful novelist Michael Chabon invades the more treacherous terrain of truth with this collection of essays detailing the myriad aspects of his manhood. As he explores his existence as a son, father, brother, friend, and husband, Chabon expertly employs humor as a key to open the door to revelation, thus delighting the reader with abundant wit and intellect on every page. He succeeds admirably in attempting to enunciate his transcendent love for his kids, and openly examines his soul-stirring relationship with his wife, the writer Ayelet Waldman, who has yet to escape the backlash of parents who were incensed over her public comment that she loves her husband more than her children. Whether he is poignantly recalling a childhood trek through an intimidating urban wilderness, candidly considering the effects of his parents' divorce on his own short-lived first marriage, or identifying the appalling desiccation of imagination in today's technology-addicted kids, Chabon allows his thoughtful writing to serve as evidence of the success of his quest for quality and ethics which the essays document. If You Enjoy "Manhood for Amateurs (Book)", May We Also Recommend:
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