Childish Literature
“Hopeful, funny, and full of wisdom. A meditation on fatherhood by one of our most perceptive writers.” —Tara Westover, author of Educated
From the author of My Documents and Chilean Poet, a wise, humorous, and captivating literary exploration of the delights and absurdities of childhood, fatherhood, and family life
Childish Literature is 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,…
Alejandro Zambra is the author of ten books, including Multiple Choice, Bonsai, The Private Lives of Trees, and My Documents, a finalist for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. The recipient of numerous literary prizes, as well as a New York Public Library Cullman Center fellowship, he has published fiction and essays in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Paris Review, and Harper’s Magazine, among other publications. He lives in Mexico City.
Childish Literature
Alejandro Zambra; Translated by Megan McDowell
My Documents
Alejandro Zambra; Translated by Megan McDowell
Explosion in a Cathedral
Alejo Carpentier; Translated by Adrian Nathan West; Foreword by Alejandro Zambra
Chilean Poet
Alejandro Zambra; Translated by Megan McDowell
The Private Lives of Trees
Alejandro Zambra; Translated by Megan McDowell
Bonsai
Alejandro Zambra; Translated by Megan McDowell