{"product_id":"a-father-is-born-paperback","title":"A Father Is Born - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrés Neuman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobin Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrés Neuman\u003c\/b\u003e (1977) was selected as one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists\" and was included on the Bogotá-39 list. He is the author of numerous novels, short stories, poems, aphorisms, and travel books, including \u003ci\u003eTraveler of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTalking to Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Things We Don't Do\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFracture.\u003c\/i\u003e His works have been translated into twenty-two languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Myers\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, translator, essayist, and 2023 NEA Translation Fellow. Her latest translations include \u003ci\u003eLast Date in El Zapotal\u003c\/i\u003e by Mateo García Elizondo (Charco Press), \u003ci\u003eA Strange Adventure \u003c\/i\u003eby Eva Forest (Sternberg Press), \u003ci\u003eWhat Comes Back \u003c\/i\u003eby Javier Peñalosa M. (Copper Canyon Press); \u003ci\u003eThe Brush \u003c\/i\u003eby Eliana Hernández-Pachón (Archipelago Books); and \u003ci\u003eBariloche \u003c\/i\u003e(Open Letter Books) and \u003ci\u003eLove Training \u003c\/i\u003e(Deep Vellum Publishing), both by Andrés Neuman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379214577766,"sku":"9781960385413","price":23.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/4TBsupiLoE9781960385413.webp?v=1768918102","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-father-is-born-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}