{"product_id":"a-father-is-born-9781960385413","title":"A Father Is Born","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe moving story of a man becoming a father, written by the winner of the 2009 Alfaguara Award.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I am delighted that we are together, my son, becoming what we will both be.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man awaits his son's birth. Captivated, he follows the mother's pregnancy, imagining the child that will transform his house, his language, his relationship, and his family history. For a year, he annotates the memorable first steps leading the three of them into these new existential situations: being a father, a mother, a son; three different characters in a universal story, told in newly born words. A situation further complicated when the child begins speaking and articulating his world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Father Is Born\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical tale that resonates both on intimate and collective levels. Its understanding of fatherhood faces masculinity with the miracle of life and its incessant rereading of the present. In a time that redefines traditionally attributed roles, \u003ci\u003eA Father Is Born\u003c\/i\u003e accepts Anne Waldman's invitation: \"Tell the man to give up tumult for the while \/ To wonder at the sight of baby's beauty.\" But it is also, and above all, a love statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960385413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Andr\u0026#195;\u0026#169;s Neuman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280730652853,"sku":"9781960385413","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_aa16667d-f91e-41ec-a972-26ed21c0280d.jpg?v=1751468685","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-father-is-born-9781960385413","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}