2010, ISBN: 9780007150403

This is one of a limited number of copies of the book published signed by the author. His other books include. This book is signed by the author. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. He lives in … More...

This is one of a limited number of copies of the book published signed by the author. His other books include. This book is signed by the author. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his novelist wife Ayelet Waldman, and their four children. MICHAEL CHABON - Manhood For Amateurs , in hardback , First Edition / Impression published by Fourth Estate in 2010 . This is one of a limited number of copies of the book published signed by the author . This book is signed by the author .   A memoir / manifesto by the author of Summerland and The Yiddish Policemen's Union . " The Pulitzer Prize-winning author - " an immensely gifted writer and a magical prose stylist " ( Michiko Kakutani , New York Times ) - offers his first major work of nonfiction , an autobiographical narrative as inventive , beautiful , and powerful as his acclaimed , award-winning fiction . " A shy manifesto , an impractical handbook , the true story of a fabulist , an entire life in parts and pieces , Manhood for Amateurs is the first sustained work of personal writing from Michael Chabon . In these insightful , provocative , slyly interlinked essays , one of our most brilliant and humane writers presents his autobiography and his vision of life in the way so many of us experience our own lives : as a series of reflections , regrets , and re-examinations , each sparked by an encounter , in the present , that holds some legacy of the past . " What does it mean to be a man today ? Chabon invokes and interprets and struggles to re-invent for us , with characteristic warmth and lyric wit , the personal and family history that haunts him even as - simply because - it goes on being written every day . As a devoted son , as a passionate husband , and above all as the father of four young Americans , Chabon presents his memories of childhood , of his parents' marriage and divorce , of moments of painful adolescent comedy and giddy encounters with the popular art and literature of his own youth , as a theme played - on different instruments , with a fresh tempo and in a new key - by the mad quartet of which he now finds himself co-conductor . " At once dazzling , hilarious , and moving , Manhood for Amateurs is destined to become a classic . "About Michael Chabon Michael Chabon is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay . His other books include Wonder Boys and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh . He lives in Berkeley , California , with his novelist wife Ayelet Waldman , and their four children .   Very good condition - just the slightest creasing to the dust jacket - a nice copy .     FOR CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE UK :-  I will quote prices for normal AIR MAIL ( which takes on average 2 - 3 weeks from the UK ) and which I will offer within invoices , but will also offer a cheaper quote for SURFACE MAIL ( which takes anywhere up to 8 weeks to arrive ) . If you are happy with AIR MAIL pay the invoiced amount , otherwise please alter when paying to the quoted SURFACE price , but allow time accordingly .   UK , will accept PayPal , cheques and Postal Orders . Will post worldwide , but none-UK buyers must pay through PayPal .     Postage UK         -    FREE    FREE postage is SECOND CLASS UK postage , please ask if you would like the book posted First Class ( at a price of £1.00 ) or Special Delivery - Next Day before 1pm ( at a cost of £7.00 - only available on working days before 3pm ) . R.O.W.   - AIR MAIL              -    £24.00 R.O.W.   - SURFACE MAIL   -    Sorry , surface mail no longer available . Insurance optional at £1.20 in the UK , and £3.50 worldwide - We cannot be held responsible for loss or damage in the post if insurance is not purchased . Powered by eBay Turbo Lister , Sehr gut, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Narrative Type: Non-Fiction, Personalised: No, Modified Item: Yes, Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom, Inscribed: No, Subject 2: Memoirs, Publication Year: 2010, Subject: Literary, Modification Description: Signed by author, Signed: Yes, Special Attributes: Signed first edition, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Book Title: Manhood for Amateurs, Item Height: 240mm, Topic: Memorials, Item Width: 159mm, Item Weight: 565g, Number of Pages: 320 Pages, HarperCollins<

2010, ISBN: 9780007150403

Fourth Estate, Gebundene Ausgabe, 320 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010T, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.25 kg, Verkaufsrang: 21479, Essays & Briefwechsel, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Biograf… More...

Fourth Estate, Gebundene Ausgabe, 320 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010T, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.25 kg, Verkaufsrang: 21479, Essays & Briefwechsel, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Politisch, Herausragende Persönlichkeiten, Fourth Estate, 2010<