{"product_id":"a-father-is-born-by-andrs-neuman-9781960385413","title":"A Father Is Born","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe moving story of a man becoming a father, written by the winner of the 2009 Alfaguara Award.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I am delighted that we are together, my son, becoming what we will both be.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Father Is Born\u003c\/em\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, \u003cem\u003eA Father Is Born\u003c\/em\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46997880733932,"sku":"9781960385413","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/db3c6d694a91fd97d1bfba06cc1ab178.jpg?v=1763237992","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-father-is-born-by-andrs-neuman-9781960385413","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}