Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces by Michael Chabon

Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces by Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Manhood for Amateurs and Moonglow, returns with a collection of heartfelt, humorous and insightful essays on the meaning of fatherhood.

Praise for Pops:

‘Pops is not about what we should be teaching our children but the ways in which our children teach usThat, contrary to the edict of his would-be mentor in the opening chapter, they can also provide the writer with a book’s worth of material is, one imagines, merely a bonus’ Guardian

‘Chabon’s book feels like a late-night talk with a friend about how much we love our kids and how hopeful we are that we’re better dads than we fear’ Judd Apatow, New York Times

‘Fashion also takes centre stage in the essay ‘Little Man’, in which Chabon describes taking his clothes-obsessed 13-year-old son Abe to Men’s Fashion Week in Paris. It’s both a fascinating take on its subject and brilliantly written, but what’s more, the care Chabon takes with his subject – that where Abe’s heart lies, not Chabon’s own – ensures it’s steeped in parental love without ever being gushing. Read the book for this gem of a piece alone. It’s that good’ Independent

‘Brillaintly written’ Evening Standard

‘Packs a big emotional punch … a brilliantly evocative piece of reportage, funny and engaging ’ Big Issue

Praise for Michael Chabon:

‘Chabon is one of contemporary literature’s most gifted prose stylists’ New York Times

‘Poignant, affecting, witty, wrenching, a terrific writer’ Washington Post

‘Chabon is a language magician, turning everything into something else just for the delight of playing tricks with words…Chabon's ornate prose makes (Raymond) Chandler's fruity observations of the world look quite plain…he writes like a dream’ Guardian

‘The natural exuberance and extravagance of Chabon’s writing is matched by dazzling wit’ Sunday Telegraph

‘His talent is indisputable…Chabon’s novels are warm, witty, a little whimsical, always beautifully written…he is that rare and precious beast: a literary writer with crossover appeal…’ GQ

‘He is the most wonderful vaudeville performer’ Philip Hensher, in the Spectator ‘Books of the Year’

Michael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the novels The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Final Solution, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Gentlemen of the Road, Telegraph Avenue and Moonglow; the short story collections A Model World and Werewolves in Their Youth; and the essay collections Maps and Legends and Manhood for Amateurs. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children.

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ISBN 13	9780008286323
ISBN 10	0008286329
Title	Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces
Author	Michael Chabon
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2019-05-30
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.