{"product_id":"childish-literature-9780143138082","title":"Childish Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Documents \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChilean Poet\u003c\/i\u003e, a wise, humorous, and captivating literary exploration of the delights and absurdities of childhood, fatherhood, and family life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildish Literature \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSimultaneously lighthearted and profound, and brilliantly rendered by National Book Award-winning translator Megan McDowell, \u003ci\u003eChildish Literature \u003c\/i\u003eis an intimate and unclassifiable new work by an internationally celebrated writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143138082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.06w x 0.53d","brand":"Alejandro Zambra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44561537335477,"sku":"9780143138082","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8f54e5ee-81e7-477d-ac63-cdcc5c72b1e9.jpg?v=1723525981","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/childish-literature-9780143138082","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}