{"product_id":"9781960385413","title":"A Father Is Born","description":"Author: Andres Neuman\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781960385413\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Open Letter\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 180\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I am delighted that we are together, my son, becoming what we will both be.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Father Is Born\u003c\/i\u003eis 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\u003eaccepts 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","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875648229534,"sku":"ADS-9781960385413","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781960385413.jpg?v=1779754634","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781960385413","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}