Triburbia - Softcover

Karl Taro Greenfeld

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857897578 ISBN 13: 9780857897572

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2012

Synopsis

Bold, brave and darkly funny, Triburbia explores the experience of fatherhood in the modern world. With an unflinching eye, Triburbia explores Tribeca, Manhattan, where an artists' community has been overrun by those made staggeringly wealthy by the world of finance. A group of fathers - a sound engineer, a writer, a career criminal - meet each morning at a local cafe after the school run. Over the course of a single year, we learn about their dreams deferred, their secrets and mishaps, as they confront truths about ambition, wealth and sex. Seen through the eyes of these men and the women with whom they share their lives, Triburbia shows that our choices and their repercussions not only define us, but irrevocably alter the lives of those we love. Wonderfully layered and complex, Triburbia creates a powerful portrait of a group of unlikely friends and a neighbourhood in transition.

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From the Back Cover:

Thrown together by circumstance, six fathers—a sound engineer, a sculptor, a film producer, a chef, a memoirist, a gangster—meet each morning at a local Tribeca coffee shop after walking their children to their exclusive school. Over the course of a single school year, we are privy to their secrets, passions, and hopes, and learn of their dreams deferred as they confront harsh realities about ambition, wealth, and sex. And we meet their wives and children, who together with these men are discovering the hard truths and welcome surprises that accompany family, marriage, and real estate at midlife.

Fascinatingly layered and multidimensional, these linked stories, arranged like puzzle pieces, create a powerful portrait of unlikely friends and their neighborhood in transition. Striking chords that range from haunting and heartbreaking to darkly funny and deeply poignant, Triburbia marks the start of a brilliant literary career.

About the Author:

Karl Taro Greenfeld is the author of six previous books, including the much-acclaimed memoir Boy Alone, about his autistic brother. Greenfeld's fiction has appeared in the Paris Review, Best American Short Stories, American Short Fiction and the PEN/O Henry Prize Stories. A veteran editor and writer for the Nation, TIME, and Sports Illustrated, Karl has also been a frequent contributor to Bloomberg Businessweek, the New York Times, GQ, Vogue, Conde Nast Traveler and the Washington Post. Born in Kobe, Japan, Karl has lived in Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Tribeca. Visit Karl Taro Greenfeld's website at www.karltarogreenfeld.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0857897578
• ISBN 13: 9780857897572
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288