Manchild: My Life Without Adult Supervision - Softcover

Olifson, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1926616855 ISBN 13: 9781926616858

Publisher: Six Gallery Press, 2017

Synopsis

Alan Olifson has a knack for taking relatable experiences – parenting mistakes, botched home improvements, the hassles of having to act like a grownup – and making them way funnier than I remember them being when they happened to me.
– Jonathan Green, writer/producer of Superstore and The Office

How to use a hacksaw? Car maintenance advice? How to avoid getting hustled by a twelve-year-old psychic? You will not likely find answers to those questions in Alan Olifson’s hilarious, smart, real collection of essays. But you’ll laugh, like a lot, as you read about Olifson’s journey to figure it all out.
– Rachna Fruchbom, writer of Fresh Off the Boat and Parks and Recreation

Alan Olifson isn’t just funny. As he proves in Manchild, he’s whip smart and deeply honest. And the guy has a gigantic heart. All that is evident in this lovely collection as it was from the moment I first read his work: Over a decade ago Alan walked into a class I was teaching at UCLA Extension. Actually, he hobbled in on crutches. Naturally we all wanted to know: Skiing accident? Football? Maybe luge? Then he read us the story and had us all doubled over with laughter.
– Amy Friedman, author of Desperado’s Wife: A Memoir

Olifson’s witty and self-deprecating essays perfectly capture the frantic race to grow up just a little bit before your kids do.
– Gemma Baker, writer/producer and co-creator of Mom

Alan Olifson covers a lot in this book, from his childhood days in California, to the questionable decisions of his college career, to getting married and having kids. His Jewish heritage and move to Pittsburgh also provide material for several essays. Each is tight: no extraneous words, finely honed to deliver laughs.
– Shannon Reed, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In 38 essays over 144 pages, the comedian and humorist explores his general life-skills deficit, from childhood tee-ball traumas and collegiate drinking binges to his foibles as a parent. If the essays, just two to four pages long each, read like monologues or humor columns — David Sedaris crossed with Dave Barry — Olifson comes by it honestly. ... Manchild is perfect bathroom reading, and that’s no insult. – Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper

About this title

About the Author

Alan Olifson is an award-winning humor columnist, public radio commentator, comedian, Moth StorySLAM host, and producer of the acclaimed live storytelling series WordPlay. Alan lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife, children, and, until recently, fish.

Edition details

• Publisher: Six Gallery Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1926616855
• ISBN 13: 9781926616858
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146