Manhood for Amateurs

Manhood For Amateurs is a 2009 collection of essays by the American writer Michael Chabon.

Collection

The complete title of Chabon's collection is Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son. As the writer explains, the work discusses "being a man in all its complexity — a son, a father, a husband."[1] The collection was nominated for a 2010 Northern California Book Award in the Creative Nonfiction category.[2] This was Chabon's second published collection of essays and non-fiction. McSweeney's published Maps and Legends, a collection of Chabon's literary essays, on May 1, 2008.

Essays

Most of the essays previously appeared in GQ, The New York Times, and others.

Contents

References

  1. Thornton, Matthew (June 1, 2007). "Chabon Signs Again with HC". PW Daily. Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  2. "2010 Northern California Book Award Nominees". The San Francisco Chronicle. March 7, 2010.

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